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that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Aged women (πρεσβυτιδας). Old word, feminine of πρεσβυτης, only here in N.T. See πρεσβυτερας in 1 Timothy 5:2.

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The aged women likewise. This refers not only to those who may hold the office of deaconesses, but to all older women.

That the…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The aged women likewise.—St. Paul, faithful to what had now become one of the guiding principles of Christianity, the equ…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Older women also among pagans were often given to drinking much wine, so here they are cautioned against it by the Spirit of God. They are also tem…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“Likewise” indicates that the same kind of deportment is expected of the “older women,” although the demands on them are related to their own stati…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

That aged women in like manner We very often see that older women either continue to dress with the frivolity of youth, or have something …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the aged women likewise
Speak also to them the things which become their profession, and what is right for them …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Older disciples of Christ must behave in everything according to Christian doctrine. That the aged men be sober; not thinking that the fra…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Above, the Apostle instructed Titus on what sort of ministers to appoint to hinder heretics; here he teaches him what to do.

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