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Titus 2:3

In 9 translations

BSB
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
KJV
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
WEB
and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,
ASV
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
LSV
Aged women, in like manner, in behavior as becomes sacred persons, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things,
YLT
aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,
DBY
that the elder women in like manner be in deportment as becoming those who have to say to sacred things, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is right;
DRC
The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:
GNV
The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read μὴ (“not”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read μηδὲ (“not even”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: μηδὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read μηδὲ; Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read μὴ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Πρεσβύτιδας ὡσαύτως ἐν καταστήματι ἱεροπρεπεῖς, μὴ διαβόλους μηδὲ οἴνῳ πολλῷ δεδουλωμένας, καλοδιδασκάλους,
RP2018
πρεσβύτιδας ὡσαύτως ἐν καταστήματι ἱεροπρεπεῖς, μὴ διαβόλους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ δεδουλωμένας, καλοδιδασκάλους,
TR-Boyd
πρεσβύτιδας ὡσαύτως ἐν καταστήματι ἱεροπρεπεῖς, μὴ διαβόλους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ δεδουλωμένας, καλοδιδασκάλους,
SCR1894
πρεσβυτιδας ωσαυτως εν καταστηματι ιεροπρεπεις μη διαβολους μη οινω πολλω δεδουλωμενας καλοδιδασκαλους

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Titus 2:4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,
  • 1 Timothy 3:11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
  • 1 Peter 3:3–5Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is…
  • 1 Timothy 2:9–10Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, as is proper for women…
  • Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
  • 1 Timothy 5:5–10The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers. But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive. Give these…
  • 1 Timothy 3:8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
  • Romans 16:2Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.
  • Ephesians 5:3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
  • Revelation 2:20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
  • Hebrews 5:12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
  • 1 Timothy 5:23Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

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