This section of chapter 2 has 3 verses.
 
 Titus 2:3-5
 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
 
 We will begin with the Barclay:
 
 THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
 2. THE OLDER WOMEN
 
 The first paragraph is a paraphrase of the verses.
 
 In the same way, you must charge the older women to be in demeanor such as befits those who are engaged in sacred things. You must charge them not to spread slanderous stories, not to be enslaved by overindulgence in wine. To be teachers of fine things, in order that they may train the young women to be devoted to their husbands and their children, to be prudent, to be chaste, to be home-keepers and home-minders, to be kindly, to be obedient to their own husbands, so that no one will have any opportunity to speak evil of the word of God.
 
 IT is clear that, in the early Church, a most honoured and responsible position was given to the older women. Kindly grandmothers are the natural advisers of the young of both sexes. The older women to whom the years have brought serenity and sympathy and understanding have a part to play in the life of the Church and of the community which is peculiarly their own.
 
 Here, the qualities which characterize them are laid down. Their behaviour must be such as befits those who are engaged in sacred things. As Clement of Alexandria had it: ‘The Christian must live as if all life was a sacred assembly.’ It is easy to see what a difference it would make to the peace and fellowship of the Church if it was always remembered that we are engaged in sacred things. Much of the embittered argument and the touchiness and the intolerance which all too frequently characterize church activities would vanish overnight.
 
 They must not spread slanderous stories. It is a curious feature of human nature that most people would rather repeat and hear a malicious tale than one to someone’s credit. It is no bad thing to resolve to make up our minds to say nothing at all about people if we cannot find anything good to say.
 
 The older women must teach and train those who are younger. Sometimes it would seem that the only gift experience gives to some is that of pouring cold water on the plans and dreams of others. It is a Christian duty always to use experience to guide and encourage, and not to daunt and discourage. ~Barclay commentary
 
 Now to the other commentaries. We will begin with the general and go to the specific.
 
 This from the Matthew Henry Main:
 
 2. To the aged women. These also must be instructed and warned. Some by these aged women understand the deaconesses, who were mostly employed in looking after the poor and attending the sick; but it is rather to be taken (as we render it) of all aged women professing religion. They must be in behaviour as becometh holiness: both men and women must accommodate their behaviour to their profession. Those virtues before mentioned (sobriety, gravity, temperance, soundness in the faith, charity, and patience), recommended to aged men, are not proper to them only, but applicable to both sexes, and to be looked to by aged women as well as men. Women are to hear and learn their duty from the word, as well as the men: there is not one way of salvation for one sex or sort, and another for another; but both must learn and practice the same things, both as aged and as Christians; the virtues and duties are common.
 
That the aged women likewise (as well as the men) be in behaviour as becometh holiness; or as beseems and is proper for holy persons, such as they profess to be and should be, keeping a pious decency and decorum in clothing and gesture, in looks and speech, and all their deportment, and this from an inward principle and habit of holiness, influencing and ordering the outward conduct at all times. Observe, Though express scripture do not occur, or be not brought, for every word, or look, or fashion in particular, yet general rules there are according to which all must be ordered; as 1 Corinthians 10:31, Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
 
And Philippians 4:8, Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. And here, whatsoever things are beseeming or unbeseeming holiness form a measure and rule of conduct to be looked to. Not false accusers - mē diabolous, no calumniators [to make false or malicious statements about; slander] or sowers of discord, slandering and backbiting their neighbors, a great and too common fault; not only loving to speak, but to speak ill, of people, and to separate very friends. A slanderer is one whose tongue is set on fire of hell; so much, and so directly, do these do the devil's work, that for it the devil's name is given to such. This is a sin contrary to the great duties of love, justice, and equity between one another; it springs often from malice and hatred, or envy, and such like evil causes, to be shunned as well as the effect. Not given to much wine; the word denotes such addictedness thereto as to be under the power and mastery of it. This is unseemly and evil in any, but especially in this sex and age, and was too much to be found among the Greeks of that time and place. How immodest and shameful, corrupting and destroying purity both of body and mind! Of what evil example and tendency, unfitting for the thing, which is a positive duty of aged matrons, namely, to be teachers of good things! Not public preachers, that is forbidden (1 Corinthians 14:34, I permit not a woman to speak in the church), but otherwise teach they may and should, that is, by example and good life.
 
 Hence observe, Those whose actions and behaviour become holiness are thereby teachers of good things; and, besides this, they may and should also teach by doctrinal instruction at home, and in a private way. The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy his mother taught him. Such a woman is praised, She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness, Proverbs 31:1, Proverbs 31:26. Teachers of good things are opposed to teachers of things corrupt, or to what is trifling and vain, of no good use or tendency, old wives' fables or superstitious sayings and observances; in opposition to these, their business is, and they may be called on to it, to be teachers of good things. ~Matthew Henry Main.
 
 Now to the Matthew Henry Concise.  This commentary covers verses 1-10.
 
 Old disciples of Christ must behave in everything agreeably to the Christian doctrine. That the aged men be sober; not thinking that the decays of nature will justify any excess; but seeking comfort from nearer communion with God, not from any undue indulgence. Faith works by, and must be seen in love, of God for himself, and of men for God's sake. Aged persons are apt to be peevish and fretful; therefore, need to be on their guard. Though there is not express Scripture for every word, or look, yet there are general rules, according to which all must be ordered. Young women must be sober and discreet; for many expose themselves to fatal temptations by what at first might be only want of discretion. The reason is added, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. Failures in duties greatly reproach Christianity. Young men are apt to be eager and thoughtless, therefore must be earnestly called upon to be sober-minded: there are more young people ruined by pride than by any other sin. Every godly man's endeavor must be to stop the mouths of adversaries. Let thine own conscience answer for thine uprightness. What a glory is it for a Christian, when that mouth which would fain open itself against him, cannot find any evil in him to speak of! ~Matthew Henry Concise.
 
 Now some things from the Biblical Illustrator.  The first two are like the one we did on the aged men.
 
 The aged women
 The dangers and duties of women
 I. Women have peculiar dangers according to their age. The older ones are tempted to seek the excitement of stimulants, or of slander; the younger ones to instability of affection, to impurity of life, or other inconsistency of conduct.
 II. Women have duties peculiar to their age. The younger have duties of obedience; the middle-aged have the cares of home life; the aged have the instruction of the younger. ~Biblical Illustrator
 
 Religious home life
 I. True religion is the foundation of home happiness.
 II. True religion is the secret of domestic prosperity.
 III. True religion at home can alone insure the esteem and respect of those abroad.  ~Biblical Illustrator
 
 Holiness consists of little duties
 Did a holy life consist of one or two noble deeds—some signal specimens of doing, or enduring, or suffering—we might account for the failure, or reckon it small dishonour to turn back in such a conflict.  But a holy life is made up of small things of the hour, and not the great things of the age, that fill up a life like that of Paul or John, like that of Rutherford, or Brainerd, or Martyn. The avoidance of little evils, little sins, little inconsistencies, little weaknesses, little follies, little indiscretions and imprudences, little foibles, little indulgences of self, little bits of covetousness and penuriousness [puh-noo r-ee-uh s, -stinginess], little exhibitions of worldliness and gaiety, little indifferences to the feelings or wishes of others: the avoidance of such little things as these goes far to make up at least the negative beauty of holy life. And then attention to little duties of the day and hour in public transactions, or private dealings, or family arrangements; to little words, and looks, and tones; little self-denials and self-restraints and self-forgetfulness: these are the active developments of holy life, the rich and Divine mosaics of which it is composed. What makes yon green hill so beautiful? blot the outstanding peak or stately elm, but the bright sward which clothes its slopes, composed of innumerable blades of slender grass. It is of small things that a great life is made up; and he who will acknowledge no life as great, save that which is built up of great things, will find little in Bible character to admire or copy. ~Biblical Illustrator
 
 Note: This gives all of us an added perspective on our Assiduity praying or putting all things in the hands of God. This is where we want God working..."in all the small things of the hour."
 
 Here is another item from the Biblical Illustrator:
 
 Not false accusers.
 Rules to avoid false accusing
 1. Look to thine own calling and the necessary duties of it, that so following thine own plough, thou mayest have no leisure to intermeddle in other men’s affairs: busy bodies and prattlers [those who babble] are joined by the apostle.
 2. Beware of envy, which is still hatching and inventing evil: the saying is true, “Malice never spake well,” but is suspicious, and depraving the best persons and practices, and is one of the greatest enemies of truth, in which God’s image chiefly consisteth.
 3. Learn to esteem the good name of thy brother, the next thing to his life, considering the truth of that homely speech, that he that wanteth a good name is half hanged; and there is great reason that those who would have their names tendered by others should tender the good name of others, doing as they would be done unto, which is the golden rule of all equity.
 4. In receiving reports excuse parties absent as far as well we can, as also facts done, so far as they may be well interpreted; and where we cannot do so to advise the reporter to look well unto and consider himself. ~Biblical Illustrator
 
 Now to the specific commentaries.
 
 They generally break this verse out in 5 parts:
 
 1] And the aged women likewise.
 2] That they be in behavior as becometh holiness.
 3] Not false accusers.
 4] Not given to much wine.
 5] Teachers of good things.
 
 1] And the aged women likewise.
 The aged women likewise - Not only those who may have the office of deaconesses, but all aged females. ~Barnes Notes
 
 The aged women likewise - I believe elderly women are meant, and not deaconesses. ~Adam Clarke
 
 And the aged women likewise - Speak also to them the things which become their profession, and what is right for them to be, and do: these aged women design not persons in office, who were ancient widows, and had some care of the poor; or presbyteresses, as some call them, the wives of presbyters or elders, as being distinct from deaconesses; but godly women in years, who are to be instructed and exhorted: ~John Gill
 
 2] That they be in behavior as becometh holiness.
 That they be in behaviour as becometh holiness - Margin “holy women.” The Greek word is not found elsewhere in the New Testament. It means appropriate to a sacred place or person, or becoming to religion. Their conduct should be such as the gospel requires. ~Barnes Notes
 
 That they be in behaviour as becometh holiness - That they be in their dress, gait, and general deportment, such as their holy calling requires; that they be not like the world, but like the Church, decent without, and adorned with holiness within. ~Adam Clarke
 
 That they be in behaviour as becometh holiness - or "holy women", sanctified by the Spirit of God; and who are priestesses unto God, as the word may signify, being made so by Christ unto the Father, as men are made kings and priests by him; such ought to be in their clothing, and in their speech, and in the whole of their conduct and conversation, as become the character which they bear, and the profession they make: ~John Gill
 
 3] Not false accusers.
 Not false accusers - - Margin, “make-bates.” Greek, διαβόλους diabolous - the word commonly applied to the devil - “as the accuser.” See it explained in the notes at 1 Timothy 3:11, where it is rendered slanderers. ~Barnes Notes
 
 Not false accusers - Not devils; we have had the same expression applied in the same way, 1 Timothy 3:11. ~Adam Clarke
 
 Quoted verse:
 1 Timothy 3:11 [see Lesson]
 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
 
 Not false accusers - of the brethren, and sisters, which is to act the part of the devil; and indeed, the same word is here used which is commonly given to him; not raising false reports of, bringing false charges against members of churches, and so making differences and divisions among them. ~John Gill
 
 4] Not given to much wine.
 Not given to much wine - or serving it, or being enslaved by it, which is very scandalous in any, especially in the female sex, and yet was what was too common in the eastern countries. ~John Gill
 
 5] Teachers of good things.
 Teachers of good things - That is instructing the younger - whether their own children, or whether they sustain the office of deaconness, and are appointed to give instruction to younger females; see 1 Timothy 5:2-6. ~Barnes Notes
 
 Quoted verses:
 1 Timothy 5:2-6 [see Lesson]
 2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
 3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.
 4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
 5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
 6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
 
 Teachers of good things - both by example and by instruction, but in their own houses privately; for they were not suffered to teach publicly, or to speak in the church; these should be teachers, not of old wives' fables, of superstitious customs, rites, and ceremonies, of the intrigues of love, and of things filthy and obscene, which are too often handed down to posterity by such persons; but of things that are solid and substantial, useful and improving, honest and honourable, chaste and pure. ~John Gill

At the end of putting this study together, I read it through and pulled out these four things:

‘The Christian woman must live as if all life was a sacred assembly.’

It is a Christian woman's duty always to use experience to guide and encourage.

They must be in behaviour as becometh holiness.

A holy life is made up of small things of the hour.

These are the lessons of verse 3.