(if a man does not know how to manage his own house, how can he take care of a church of God?).

Deacons, too, must be serious, sincere in their talk, not addicted to strong drink or dishonest gain,

If a Christian woman has widowed relatives, she should help them, and let the church be free from the burden, so that it can help the widows who are really dependent.

and perpetual friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, who imagine that religion is only a means of gain.

Now the fact is, religion with contentment is a means of great gain.

For we bring nothing into the world and surely we can take nothing out of it.

who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.