11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.


In Context

8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,

9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children, and their own houses well.

13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:11Even so [must their] wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:11In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:11The women in like manner chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:11Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:11The women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:11Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:11Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:11Women — in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.