Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

女执事也是如此：必须端庄，不说谗言，有节制，凡事忠心。

同样，女执事也必须庄重，不说闲话，有节制，凡事忠心。

同样，女执事也必须庄重，不说闲话，有节制，凡事忠心。

执事的妻子也要品行端正，不搬弄是非，为人节制，做事忠心。

照样，他们的妻子（“他们的妻子”可解作“女执事”）也要庄重，不说谗言，有节制，凡事忠心。

照样，他们的妻子也必须庄重，不恶意控告人，有节制，在一切事上都忠心。

女執事也是如此：必須端莊，不說讒言，有節制，凡事忠心。

同樣，女執事也必須莊重，不說閒話，有節制，凡事忠心。

同樣，女執事也必須莊重，不說閒話，有節制，凡事忠心。

執事的妻子也要品行端正，不搬弄是非，為人節制，做事忠心。

照樣，他們的妻子（“他們的妻子”可解作“女執事”）也要莊重，不說讒言，有節制，凡事忠心。

他們的妻子也要這樣：應當莊重，不說讒言，能戒酒，凡事可信靠。

照樣，他們的妻子也必須莊重，不惡意控告人，有節制，在一切事上都忠心。

婦女亦須莊重、勿讒謗、當有節制、凡事忠信、

會中之婦亦當嚴正、勿興謠諑、謹事而信、

其妻亦當端莊、勿讒毀、謹慎自守、凡事忠誠、

女司亦宜莊重自愛、毋道人短、溫恭和平、謹事而信。

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

In the same way, the women must be worthy of respect. They must not say things that harm others. In anything they do, they must not go too far. They must be worthy of trust in everything.

Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self control and be faithful in everything they do.

Wives, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.

Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

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

Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

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

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

Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.

unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self- control, savage, opposed to what is good,

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self- controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

Jesus replied,“ Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”

Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.

He must take a wife who is a virgin.He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people as a wife.He must not profane his children among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”

They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.

But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach them and exhort them about these things.

During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.

So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night.But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.

You, however, be self- controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

So that huge dragon– the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world– was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying,“ The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, the one who accuses them day and night before our God, has been thrown down.

They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel or a widow who is a priest’s widow.

You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,