Titus 2:3
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3 (A)Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, (B)not slanderers (C)or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,
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Titus 2:3
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3 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.
Titus 2:4
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4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
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Titus 2:4
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4 Then they can urge the younger women(A) to love their husbands and children,
1 Timothy 3:11
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11 (A)Their wives likewise[a] must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, (B)faithful in all things.
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- 1 Timothy 3:11 Or Wives likewise, or Women likewise
1 Timothy 3:11
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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 Timothy 3:11 Possibly deacons’ wives or women who are deacons
1 Peter 3:3-5
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3 (A)Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 4 but let your adorning be (B)the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. 5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,
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1 Peter 3:3-5
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3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(A) 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(B) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(C) 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(D) used to adorn themselves.(E) They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
1 Timothy 2:9-10
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9 likewise also (A)that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 (B)but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.
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1 Timothy 2:9-10
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9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,(A) 10 but with good deeds,(B) appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
1 Timothy 3:8
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Qualifications for Deacons
8 (A)Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,[a] (B)not addicted to much wine, (C)not greedy for dishonest gain.
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- 1 Timothy 3:8 Or devious in speech
1 Timothy 3:8
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8 In the same way, deacons[a](A) are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine,(B) and not pursuing dishonest gain.
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- 1 Timothy 3:8 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in verse 12; and in Romans 16:1 and Phil. 1:1.
Titus 1:7
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7 Since an overseer(A) manages God’s household,(B) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.(C)
1 Timothy 5:5-10
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5 She (A)who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and (B)continues in supplications and prayers night and day, 6 but (C)she who is self-indulgent is (D)dead even while she lives. 7 (E)Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach. 8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for (F)members of his household, he has (G)denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been (H)the wife of one husband,[a] 10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has (I)shown hospitality, (J)has washed the feet of the saints, has (K)cared for the afflicted, and has (L)devoted herself to every good work.
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- 1 Timothy 5:9 Or a woman of one man
1 Timothy 5:5-10
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5 The widow who is really in need(A) and left all alone puts her hope in God(B) and continues night and day to pray(C) and to ask God for help. 6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.(D) 7 Give the people these instructions,(E) so that no one may be open to blame. 8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(F) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, 10 and is well known for her good deeds,(G) such as bringing up children, showing hospitality,(H) washing the feet(I) of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble(J) and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
Romans 16:2
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2 that you (A)may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
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Romans 16:2
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2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord(A) in a way worthy of his people(B) and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.
Ephesians 5:3
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3 But (A)sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness (B)must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
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Ephesians 5:3
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3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,(A) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,(B) because these are improper for God’s holy people.
Revelation 2:20
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20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman (A)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants (B)to practice sexual immorality and (C)to eat food sacrificed to idols.
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Revelation 2:20
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Hebrews 5:12
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12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again (A)the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need (B)milk, not solid food,
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Hebrews 5:12
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12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths(A) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!(B)
1 Timothy 5:23
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23 (No longer drink only water, but (A)use a little wine (B)for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
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1 Timothy 5:23
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23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine(A) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
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