1 Timothy 3:11

Geneva Bible (1560)

Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.

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  • Titus 2:3 : 3 The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,
  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,
  • 2 Tim 3:3 : 3 Without naturall affection, truce breakers, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, no louers at all of them which are good,
  • 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of.
  • 1 Tim 6:2 : 2 And they which haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but rather doe seruice, because they are faithfull, and beloued, and partakers of the benefite. These things teach and exhort.
  • Titus 3:2 : 2 That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, and watch: for your aduersarie the deuil as a roaring lyon walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure:
  • Rev 12:9-9 : 9 And the great dragon, that olde serpent, called the deuil and Satan, was cast out, which deceiueth all the world: he was euen cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 Then I heard a loude voyce in heauen, saying, Now is saluation, and strength, and the kingdome of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast downe, which accused them before our God day and night.
  • Lev 21:7 : 7 They shall not take to wife an whore, or one polluted, neither shall they marrie a woman diuorced from her husband: for such one is holy vnto his God.
  • Lev 21:13-15 : 13 Also he shall take a maide vnto his wife: 14 But a widowe, or a diuorced woman, or a polluted, or an harlot, these shall he not marrie, but shall take a maide of his owne people to wife: 15 Neyther shall he defile his seede among his people: for I am the Lorde which sanctifie him.
  • Ps 15:3 : 3 He that slandereth not with his tongue, nor doeth euill to his neighbour, nor receiueth a false report against his neighbour.
  • Ps 50:20 : 20 Thou sittest, and speakest against thy brother, and slanderest thy mothers sonne.
  • Ps 101:5 : 5 Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour, wil I destroy: him that hath a proude looke and hie heart, I cannot suffer.
  • Prov 10:18 : 18 He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.
  • Prov 25:13 : 13 As the colde of the snowe in the time of haruest, so is a faithfull messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soule of his masters.
  • Jer 9:4 : 4 Let euery one take heede of his neighbour, and trust you not in any brother: for euery brother will vse deceite, and euery friend will deale deceitfully,
  • Ezek 44:22 : 22 Neither shall they take for their wiues a widowe, or her that is diuorced: but they shall take maidens of the seede of the house of Israel, or a widow that hath bene the widow of a Priest.
  • Matt 4:1 : 1 Then was Iesus led aside of the Spirit into the wildernes, to be tempted of the deuil.
  • Luke 1:5-6 : 5 In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet. 6 Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.
  • John 6:70 : 70 Iesus answered them, Haue not I chosen you twelue, and one of you is a deuill?
  • 1 Thess 5:6-8 : 6 Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other, but let vs watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night. 8 But let vs which are of the day, be sober, putting on the brest plate of faith and loue, and of the hope of saluation for an helmet.
  • 1 Tim 1:12 : 12 Therefore I thanke him, which hath made me strong, that is, Christ Iesus our Lord: for he counted me faithfull, and put me in his seruice:

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    12Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.

    13For they that haue ministred well, get them selues a good degree, and great libertie in the faith, which is in Christ Iesus.

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    7He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.

    8Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,

    9Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.

    10And let them first be proued: then let them minister, if they be found blameles.

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    2That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, & in patience:

    3The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

    4That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbads, that they loue their children,

    5That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good & subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

    6Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

    7In all things shewe thy selfe an ensample of good woorkes with vncorrupt doctrine, with grauitie, integritie,

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    1This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.

    2A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

    3Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

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    6If any be vnreproueable, the husbande of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

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    8But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

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    1Likewise let the wiues bee subiect to their husbandes, that euen they which obey not the worde, may without the worde be wonne by the conuersation of the wiues,

    2While they beholde your pure conuersation, which is with feare.

    3Whose apparelling, let it not be that outwarde, with broyded heare, and golde put about, or in putting on of apparell:

    4But let it bee the hidde man of the heart, which consisteth in the incorruption of a meeke and quiet spirite, which is before God a thing much set by.

    5For euen after this maner in time past did the holy women, which trusted in God, tire them selues, and were subiect to their husbands.

    6As Sara obeyed Abraham, and called him Sir: whose daughters ye are, whiles yee doe well, not being afraide of any terrour.

    7Likewise ye husbands, dwel with them as men of knowledge, giuing honour vnto the woman, as vnto the weaker vessell, euen as they which are heires together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not interrupted.

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    18Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as it is comely in the Lord.

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    13And likewise also being idle they learne to goe about from house to house: yea, they are not onely ydle, but also pratlers and busibodies, speaking things which are not comely.

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    9Let not a widow be taken into the number vnder three score yeere olde, that hath beene the wife of one husband,

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    9Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,

    10But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

    11Let the woman learne in silence with all subiection.

    12I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

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    24Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbads in euery thing.

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    2The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purenesse.

    3Honour widowes, which are widowes in deede.

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    34Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.

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    22Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.

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    16If any faithfull man, or faithfull woman haue widowes, let them minister vnto them, and let not the Church bee charged, that there may bee sufficient for them that are widowes in deede.

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    2And as for the rest, it is required of the disposers, that euery man be found faithfull.

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    15Notwithstanding, through bearing of children she shalbe saued if they continue in faith, and loue, and holines with modestie.

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    7These things therefore warne them of, that they may be blamelesse.

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    33Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.

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    11Neuertheles, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man in the Lord.