They want to be teachers of the Law, yet they do not understand either what they are talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.

that is, if he understands that the Law is not intended for righteous people but for lawbreakers and rebels, for ungodly people and sinners, for those who are unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers, their mothers, or other people,

These include Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.

For this reason I was appointed to be an announcer, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the gentiles. (I am telling you the truth. I am not lying.)

Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes,

Moreover, in the area of teaching, I am not allowing a woman to instigate conflict toward a man. Instead, she is to remain calm.

and it was not Adam who was deceived. It was the woman who was deceived and became disobedient,

He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or love money.

For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

He must not be a recent convert, so that he won't become arrogant and fall into the Devil's condemnation.

Ministers, too, must be serious. They must not be two-faced, addicted to wine, or greedy for money.

Their wives must also be serious. They must not be gossips, but instead be stable and trustworthy in everything.

Do not have anything to do with godless myths and fables of old women. Instead, train yourself to be godly.

Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for other believers in your speech, behavior, love, faithfulness, and purity.

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy when the elders laid their hands on you.

A woman who has no other family members to care for her and who is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.

If anyone does not take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

But do not include younger widows on your list. For whenever their natural desires cause them to lose their devotion to the Messiah, they want to remarry.

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.

Therefore, I want younger widows to remarry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them.

If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. The church should not be burdened, so it can help those widows who have no other family members to care for them.

For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out grain," and, "A worker deserves his pay."

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported "by two or three witnesses."

Do not ordain anyone hastily. Do not participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

In the same way, good actions are obvious, and those that are not cannot remain hidden.

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited.

he is a conceited person and does not understand anything. He has an unhealthy craving for arguments and debates. This produces jealousy, rivalry, slander, evil suspicions,

Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.