with the understanding that law is not intended for upright men but for the lawless and disorderly, the godless and irreligious, the irreverent and profane, men who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers,

immoral people, men sexually perverted, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, or whatever else is contrary to sound teaching,

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for all men,

who wants all men to be saved and to come to know the truth.

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

who gave himself as a ransom for all men. This is what was testified to at the proper times,

I want the men everywhere to offer prayer, lifting to heaven hands that are holy, without any angry disputes.

I do not allow women to teach or to domineer over men; they must keep quiet.

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,

managing his own house well, and keeping his children under control and perfectly respectful??5 for if a man does not know how to conduct his own household, how can he look after a church of God?

He must also be a man of good standing with outsiders, or he may get into disgrace and be entrapped by the slanderers.

Assistants, in turn, must be serious, straightforward men, not addicted to wine or dishonest gain,

who forbid people to marry and insist on abstinence from certain kinds of food that God created for men who believe and understand the truth to enjoy and give thanks for.

It is for this that we toil and struggle, for we have fixed our hopes on the living God, the Savior of all men, especially those who believe.

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

Some men's sins are perfectly evident, and lead them right on to judgment, but there are others whose sins only dog their steps.

But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.

For love of money is the root of all the evils, and in their eagerness to get rich, some men wander away from the faith and pierce themselves to the heart with many a pang.

But you, man of God, must fly from these things. Strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

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.