The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
1 Timothy 3:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Wives, , likewise, should be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The] women likewise must be worthy of respect and serious, not gossipers, but temperate and self-controlled, [thoroughly] trustworthy in all things. American Standard Version (1901) Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. Common English Bible 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. Catholic Public Domain Version Similarly, the women must be chaste, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The women in like manner chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things. |
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day; he refreshes the life of his masters.
Everyone has to be on guard against his friend. Don’t trust any brother, for every brother will certainly deceive, and every friend spread slander.
He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but may marry only a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. , They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Jesus replied to them, ‘Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.’
They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry #– #
An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Let those who have believing masters not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers, but serve them even better, since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. , Teach and encourage these things.
unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,
But as for you, exercise self-control in everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.
In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behaviour, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good,
to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.
Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.