1 Timothy 3:11
Wives, in the same way,—dignified, not given to intrigue, sober, faithful in all things.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
In Context
10But let, these also, be proved first, then, let them be ministering, being, unaccusable:
12Let, ministers, be husbands of, one wife, over children, presiding, well, and over their own houses;
Cross References
Leviticus 21:7A woman that is unchaste or dishonoured, shall they not take, And a woman divorced from her husband, shall they not take,—For holy, he is unto his God.
Psalms 15:3Hath not carried slander on his tongue, hath not done his friend a wrong, nor, a reproach, taken up against his neighbour;
Psalms 101:5He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.
Proverbs 25:13As the cold of snow in the day of harvest, is a faithful messenger to them who send him,—when, the life of his masters, he restoreth.
Ezekiel 44:22Neither widow nor divorced woman, shall they take to them to wife,— But, virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, Or a widow who shall be the widow of a priest shall they take.
Luke 1:5It came to pass, in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, that there was a certain priest, by name Zachariah, of the daily course of Abia; and that he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and, her name, was 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 →