I do not permit a woman to teach, nor have authority over a man, but she must remain silent.

A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,

And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons.

Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy.

A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.

She must have been true to her one husband, and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, given relief to the distressed, and devoted herself to good works of every kind.

But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry,

But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper.

Impress on those who are rich in the present age that they must not be haughty nor set their hopes on riches--that unstable foundation--but on God who provides us richly with all things for our enjoyment.

They must be beneficent, rich in noble deeds, open-handed and liberal;