realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.

For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

But women will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.

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

by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

thus incurring condemnation, because they have set aside their previous pledge.

Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses.

The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.

All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.

Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.