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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
Ver. 3. "The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness." That is, that in their very dress and carriage they exhibit modesty. "Not false accusers, not given to much wine." For this was particularly the vice of women and of old age. For from their natural coldness at that period of life arises the desire of wine, therefore he directs his exhortation to that point, to cut off all occasion of drunkenness, wishing them to be far removed from that vice, and to escape the ridicule that attends it. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
The passage speaks of elderly women who should appear dignified both in their outward appearance and in their clothing. Some, however, think that the reference here is to deaconesses, from whom the apostle requires that even in their very attire they should appear befitting, that is, in keeping with their sacred ministry. …
Oecumenius
Likewise, older women must be respectful in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good. — [OECUMENIUS] likewise, older women. Paul refers to the deaconesses. Respectful. From this Paul means clothing. [end of the excerpt by Oecumenius Π f. 173v; A f. 186r anonym; B f. 225r; G f. 314v] — behavior. From this attire, Paul says, they showed modesty and the fact of engaging in sacred services. not slanderers. …
Western Saints
Jerome
Similarly, with holy habits, not inciting, not serving much wine; teaching well, that they may instruct young women towards chastity, that they may love their husbands, that they may love their children: modest, chaste, having diligence of the house, kind, submissive to their husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. …
Thomas Aquinas
Then, he shows how the aged women are to be instructed: first, how they are to be instructed in regard to their life; second, in their doctrine. In regard to the first he does three things: first, he shows how they are to be instructed as to their attire; second, as to food; third, as to speech. …
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