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

1. Wives - Why are qualifications given for the wife?

2. Slanderers - What is a slanderer? How could a slandering wife harm the work of a deacon?

3. Faithful - Does this phrase refer to her spiritual faithfulness? Does this require her to be faithful to her marriage vows? Does this require her to be faithful to the work of the local congregation?

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Old Testament