But the aim of your instruction is to be love that flows out of a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

that is, if he understands that law is not enacted for upright people but for the lawless and disorderly, the godless and sinful, the ignorant and profane, people who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers,

though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief,

For there is but one God and one intermediary between God and men, the man Christ Jesus

but with good deeds; for this is appropriate for women who profess to be pious.

and it was not Adam who was deceived, but it was the woman who was utterly deceived and fell into transgression.

But women will be saved through motherhood, if they continue to live in faith, love, and purity, blended with good sense.

but they must continue to hold the open secret of faith with a clear conscience.

But make it your habit to let worldly and old women's stories alone. Continue training yourself for the religious life.

Physical training, indeed, is of some service, but religion is of service for everything, for it contains a promise for the present life as well as the future.

Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

Never reprove an older man, but always appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers,

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in the treatment of their own families, and to pay the debt they owe their parents or grandparents, for this is acceptable to God.

But a woman who is really a widow and lives alone has fixed her hope on God, and night and day devotes herself to prayers and entreaties,

No widow under sixty years of age should be put on this roll. A widow must have had but one husband,

Besides, as they get the habit of gadding about from house to house, they learn to be idle, and not only idle but gossips and busybodies, talking of things they ought not to mention.

Stop drinking water only, but take a little wine to strengthen your stomach and relieve its frequent attacks.

Some men's sins are very evident and clearly lead them on to judgment, but the sins of others lag behind.

But men who keep planning to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, hurtful desires which plunge people into destruction and ruin.

But you, as a man of God, must be fleeing always from these things; you must constantly strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

Continue charging the rich of this world to stop being haughty and not to fix their hope on a thing so uncertain as riches, but on God who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment;