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.

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.

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.

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

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

In the same way, teach the older women to lead a holy life. They must not tell lies about others. They must not let wine control them. Instead, they must teach what is good.

They won’t love others. They won’t forgive others. They will tell lies about people. They will be out of control. They will be wild. They will hate what is good.

Anyone who hides hatred with lying lips and spreads lies is foolish.

A leader must be free from blame. He must be faithful to his wife. In anything he does, he must not go too far. He must control himself. He must be worthy of respect. He must welcome people into his home. He must be able to teach.

Then Jesus replied,“ Didn’t I choose you, the 12 disciples? But one of you is a devil!”

Be on guard against your friends. Do not trust the members of your own family. Every one of them cheats. Every friend tells lies.

“‘ The woman the high priest gets married to must be a virgin.He must not marry a widow or a woman who is divorced. He must not marry a woman who is“ unclean” because she is a prostitute. He must only marry a virgin. She must come from his own people.If he doesn’t marry a virgin, he makes the children he has by her“ unclean.” I am the Lord. I make him holy.’ ”

“‘ They must not get married to women who are“ unclean” because they are prostitutes. They must not marry women who are divorced from their husbands. That is because priests are holy. They are set apart for me. I am their God.

A messenger trusted by the one who sends him is like a drink cooled by snow at harvest time. He renews the spirit of his master.

Some slaves have masters who are believers. They shouldn’t show their masters disrespect just because they are also believers. Instead, they should serve them even better. That’s because their masters are loved by them as believers. These masters are committed to caring for their slaves. These are the things you are to teach. Try hard to get the believers to do them.

Herod was king of Judea. During the time he was ruling, there was a priest named Zechariah. He belonged to a group of priests named after Abijah. His wife Elizabeth also came from the family line of Aaron.Both of them did what was right in the sight of God. They obeyed all the Lord’s commands and rules faithfully.

Be watchful and control yourselves. Your enemy the devil is like a roaring lion. He prowls around looking for someone to swallow up.

So let us not be like the others. They are asleep. Instead, let us be wide awake and in full control of ourselves.Those who sleep, sleep at night. Those who get drunk, get drunk at night.But we belong to the day. So let us control ourselves. Let us put on our chest the armor of faith and love. Let us put on the hope of salvation like a helmet.

The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert. There the devil tempted him.

I will get rid of anyone who tells lies about their neighbor in secret. I won’t put up with anyone whose eyes and heart are proud.

They don’t tell lies about other people. They don’t do wrong to their neighbors. They don’t say anything bad about them.

But I want you to keep your head no matter what happens. Don’t give up when times are hard. Work to spread the good news. Do everything God has given you to do.

Tell them not to speak evil things against anyone. Remind them to live in peace. They must consider the needs of others. They must always be gentle toward everyone.

The great dragon was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him. The dragon is that old serpent called the devil, or Satan. He leads the whole world astray.Then I heard a loud voice in heaven. It said,“ Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God have come. The authority of his Messiah has come. Satan, who brings charges against our brothers and sisters, has been thrown down. He brings charges against them in front of our God day and night.

They must not get married to widows or divorced women. They may only marry Israelite virgins or the widows of priests.

You are a witness against your brother. You always tell lies about your own mother’s son.

I am thankful to Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me strength. I thank him that he considered me faithful. I thank him for appointing me to serve him.