desiring to be law teachers, understanding neither what they say, nor about what they confidently assert.

me, I say, who before was a reviler and a persecutor and an overbearing man. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:

Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.

And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle (what I say is true, not false,) and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith.

Deacons likewise must be men worthy of respect [honorable, financially ethical, of good character], not double-tongued [speakers of half-truths], not addicted to wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,

But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the grain," and, "The workman deserves his pay."

Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.