Titus 2:3

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

In Context

2aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

4that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,

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Cross References

Ephesians 5:3and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

1 Timothy 3:8Ministrants — in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

1 Timothy 5:5And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

Titus 1:7for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Hebrews 5:12for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

Revelation 2:20'But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat;

Matthew Henry on Titus 2:2-11

Relative Duties. ( a. d. 66.) 1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of… Read the whole commentary →

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