Key Verse Spotlight
Titus 2:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The aged women likewise, that {they be} in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; {holiness: or, holy women} {false...: or, one who foments strife}”
Titus 2:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. {sober: or, vigilant}
The aged women likewise, that {they be} in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; {holiness: or, holy women} {false...: or, one who foments strife}
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, {sober: or, wise}
{To be} discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
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