by one who recognizes that laws were not made for good men, but for the lawless and disorderly, for irreligious and wicked people, for those who are irreverent and profane, for those who ill-treat their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

There is but one God, and one mediator between God and men--the man, Christ Jesus,

but--as is proper for women who profess to be religious--with good actions.

But women will find their salvation in motherhood, if they never abandon faith, love, or holiness, and behave with modesty.

not addicted to drink or brawling, but of a forbearing and peaceable disposition, and not a lover of money;

but men who hold the deep truths of the Faith and have a clear conscience.

but in case I should be delayed, I want you to know what your conduct ought to be in the Household of God, which is the Church of the Living God--the pillar and stay of the Truth.

But the Spirit distinctly says that in later times there will be some who will fall away from the Faith, and devote their attention to misleading spirits, and to the teaching of demons,

Put all this before the Brethren, and you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, sustained by the precepts of the Faith and of that Good Teaching by which you have guided your life.

Do not let any one look down on you because you are young, but, by your conversation, your conduct, your love, your faith, and your purity, be an example to those who hold the Faith.

Do not reprimand an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,

but, if a widow has children or grand-children, let them learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God's sight.

But the life of a widow who is devoted to pleasure is a living death.

But you should exclude the younger widows from the list; for, when they grow restive under the yoke of the Christ, they want to marry,

And not only that, but they learn to be idle as they go about from house to house. Nor are they merely idle, but they also become gossips and busy-bodies, and talk of what they ought not.

but rebuke offenders publicly, so that others may take warning.

Do not continue to drink water only, but take a little wine on account of the weakness of your stomach, and your frequent ailments.

Those who have Christian masters should not think less of them because they are their Brothers, but on the contrary they should serve them all the better, because those who are to benefit by their good work are dear to them as their fellow Christians. Those are the things to insist upon in your teaching.

is puffed up with conceit, not really knowing anything, but having a morbid craving for discussions and arguments. Such things only give rise to envy, quarreling, recriminations, base suspicions,

But do you, Servant of God, avoid all this. Aim at righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

Urge upon those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side.