1 Timothy 3:11

Deaconesses likewise must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

In Context

10They should first be tested, and after that, if they are found irreproachable, let them serve as deacons.

12Let deacons be the husband of but one wife, men who rule their children and their household properly.

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Cross References

Luke 1:5In the reign of Herod, King of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zachariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife named Elizabeth,

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:9-14

Qualifications of Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used… Read the whole commentary →

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