I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings, be made for all men:

who is willing that all men should be saved, and therefore come to the knowledge of the truth.

I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

He must also have a good reputation among outsiders [i.e., non-Christians], or else he could fall into reproach [i.e., from worldly people] and [therefore] into the devil's trap.

For therefore we labour and suffer rebuke, because we believe in the living God, which is the saviour of all men: but specially of those that believe.

and are therefore to be condemned, because they violate their first faith.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.

as we brought nothing into the world, certain it is, we can carry nothing away. having therefore food and raiment,

having therefore food and raiment, let us be herewith content.