Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,

desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they so strenuously affirm.

knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to the lawless and insubordinate, to the impious and sinful, to the unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,

of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to blaspheme.

to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak the truth, I do not lie,) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.

In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited hair and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;

and Adam was not deceived; but the woman, having been deceived, was in transgression.

not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into the fault of the devil.

But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

The women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Be not negligent of the gift that is in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.

Rebuke not an elder sharply, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brethren,

Now she who is a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put her hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

But if any one does not provide for his own, and specially for those of his house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than the unbeliever.

Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, having been wife of one man,

And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming.

If any believing man or woman have widows, let them impart relief to them, and let not the assembly be charged, that it may impart relief to those that are widows indeed.

for the scripture says, Thou shalt not muzzle an ox that treadeth out corn, and, The workman is worthy of his hire.

Against an elder receive not an accusation unless where there are two or three witnesses.

Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithful and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service rendered. These things teach and exhort.

If any one teach differently, and do not accede to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which is according to piety,

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment;