1 Timothy 3:11
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11 In the same way, their wives[a] must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.
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- 3:11 Or the women deacons. The Greek word can be translated women or wives.
Titus 2:3
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3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers.[a] Instead, they should teach others what is good.
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- 2:3 Greek be enslaved to much wine.
Titus 3:2
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2 They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.
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2 Timothy 3:3
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3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good.
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1 Timothy 3:2
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2 So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife.[a] He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.
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1 Peter 5:8
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8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
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Jeremiah 9:4
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4 “Beware of your neighbor!
Don’t even trust your brother!
For brother takes advantage of brother,
and friend slanders friend.
Proverbs 10:18
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18 Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you a fool.
Revelation 12:9-10
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9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
10 Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,
“It has come at last—
salvation and power
and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.[a]
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters[b]
has been thrown down to earth—
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.
2 Timothy 4:5
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5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.
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1 Timothy 6:2
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2 If the masters are believers, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. Those slaves should work all the harder because their efforts are helping other believers[a] who are well loved.
False Teaching and True Riches
Teach these things, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them.
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- 6:2 Greek brothers.
1 Timothy 1:12
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Paul’s Gratitude for God’s Mercy
12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him,
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1 Thessalonians 5:6-8
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6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. 7 Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. 8 But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.
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John 6:70
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70 Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.”
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Luke 1:5-6
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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. 6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
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Matthew 4:1
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The Temptation of Jesus
4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.
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Ezekiel 44:22
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22 They may choose their wives only from among the virgins of Israel or the widows of the priests. They may not marry other widows or divorced women.
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Proverbs 25:13
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13 Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
They revive the spirit of their employer.
Psalm 101:5
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5 I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
I will not endure conceit and pride.
Psalm 50:20
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20 You sit around and slander your brother—
your own mother’s son.
Psalm 15:3
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3 Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends.
Leviticus 21:13-15
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13 “The high priest may marry only a virgin. 14 He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan, 15 so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the Lord who makes him holy.”
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Leviticus 21:7
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7 “Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorced from her husband, for the priests are set apart as holy to their God.
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