Titus 2:3
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3 Likewise, tell the older women to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or enslaved to much wine; they are to teach what is good,(A)
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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 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their 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 Women[a] likewise must be serious, not slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things.
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- 3.11 Or Women deacons or Wives
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 Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing;(A) 4 rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.(B) 5 It was in this way long ago that the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves by being subject to their 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 also that the women should dress themselves in moderate clothing with reverence and self-control, not with their hair braided or with gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, 10 but with good works, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.
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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.
Titus 1:7
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7 For a bishop,[a] as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain,(A)
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- 1.7 Or an overseer
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 The real widow, left alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day,(A) 6 but the widow[a] who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.(B) 7 Give these commands as well, so that they may be above reproach.(C) 8 And whoever does not provide for relatives, and especially for family members, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.(D)
9 Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old and has been married only once;[b] 10 she must be well attested for her good works, as one who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.(E)
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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.
1 Timothy 3:8
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Qualifications of Deacons
8 Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money;(A)
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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.
Romans 16:2
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2 so that you may welcome her in the Lord, as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a benefactor 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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Renounce Pagan Ways
3 But sexual immorality and impurity of any kind or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints.(A)
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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: you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and is teaching and beguiling my servants to engage in sexual immorality[a] and to eat food sacrificed to idols.(A)
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- 2.20 Or prostitution
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 the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,(A)
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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 take a little wine 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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