I thank the Messiah Jesus, our Lord, who gives me strength, that he has considered me faithful and has appointed me to his service.

Until I arrive, give your full concentration to the public reading of Scripture, to exhorting, and to teaching.

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

Continue to give these instructions, so that they may be blameless.

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

Since you are in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and in the presence of the Messiah Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, I solemnly charge you