being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
Titus 2:3 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Bid the older women similarly to be reverent and devout in their deportment as becomes those engaged in sacred service, not slanderers or slaves to drink. They are to give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble, American Standard Version (1901) that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; Common English Bible Likewise, tell the older women to be reverent in their behavior, teaching what is good, rather than being gossips or addicted to heavy drinking. Catholic Public Domain Version Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well: |
being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the holy ones, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes holy ones;
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
For when by reason of the time you ought to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.
But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Izevel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.