11 [a]Women must likewise be dignified, (A)not malicious gossips, but [b](B)temperate, faithful in all things.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:11 I.e., either deacons’ wives or deaconesses
  2. 1 Timothy 3:11 Or level-headed

11 In the same way, the women[a] are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers(A) but temperate(B) and trustworthy in everything.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:11 Possibly deacons’ wives or women who are deacons

Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, (A)not malicious gossips nor (B)enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

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Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers(A) or addicted to much wine,(B) but to teach what is good.

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