To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

Likewise the women are to dress in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control. Their adornment must not be with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing,

A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness.

But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil's trap.

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,

And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

But those who have believing masters must not show them less respectTeach them and exhort them about these things.