1 Timothy 3:11 - Plain English Version11 Their wives have to be like them, good women that nobody complains about. – Their wives can’t be the sort of women that say bad things about other people. – Their wives can’t be the sort of women that let themselves go and then do wild things. – Their wives have to be honest about everything. – Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176911 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition11 [The] women likewise must be worthy of respect and serious, not gossipers, but temperate and self-controlled, [thoroughly] trustworthy in all things. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)11 Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible11 In the same way, women who are servants in the church should be dignified and not gossip. They should be sober and faithful in everything they do. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version11 Similarly, the women must be chaste, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Ver Capítulo |
A church leader has to be this sort of man, – He has to be a really good man, so that nobody can ever say that he does bad things. – He can only have one wife, and he can’t sleep with any other woman, like a husband sleeps with his wife. – He has to have good sense and do things properly. – He can’t be the sort of man that lets himself go and then does wild things. – He has to be friendly to other people, even if he doesn’t know them. – He has to be good at teaching people. –
If a worker’s boss is a Christian, that worker can’t think like this, “My boss is my Christian brother so I can be lazy.” No, that boss believes in Jesus, and that boss loves Jesus too, so the worker has to work harder for that boss. You have to teach people those things, and tell them to live that way.