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.

who wants all people to be saved and to come to know the truth fully.

Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative.

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.

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

But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.