As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines,

wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.

For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

I also want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and sensibly, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly garments,

I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.

not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not fond of sordid gain;

The women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.

Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you through prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands on you.

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

Now she who is a real widow, and who has been left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

If any one does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one husband,

Besides, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.

If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them, and let not the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are real widows.

For the scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages."

Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses.

Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not cannot be hidden.

Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be spoken against.

Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but they must serve them all the better, because those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties.

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness,

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with everything to enjoy.