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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Timothy 3:11

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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3:11 their wives (or the women deacons): The Greek word can be translated women or wives. In favor of their wives, 3:8-13 is a discussion of male deacons; switching to “women deacons” would disrupt the flow of thought. However, there might have been women deacons in the early church (see Rom 16:1). In that case, this verse might parallel 1 Tim 3:8.
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