1 Timothy 3:11
Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
In Context
12A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.
Cross References
Luke 1:5There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant 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 →