Not to be teaching otherwise, nor yet to be giving heed to stories and endless genealogies, - the which, bring, arguings, rather than that stewardship of God which is with faith; -

Desiring to be law-teachers, - not understanding, either what they say or whereof they confidently affirm.

Knowing this - that, to a righteous man, law, doth not apply, but to the lawless and insubordinate, ungodly and sinful, irreligious and profane, smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers, murderers,

Of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to be defaming.

In the same way, that, the women, in seemly attire, with modesty and sober-mindedness, be adorning themselves, - not with plaitings and ornamentation of gold, or with pearls, or with costly apparel, -

But, teaching - unto a woman, I do not permit, nor yet to have authority over a man, - but to be in quietness;

And, Adam, was not deceived, whereas, the woman, having been wholly deceived, hath come to be, in transgression;

Not given to wine, not ready to wound, but considerate, averse to contention, not fond of money,

Not a new convert, lest, being beclouded, into the sentence of the adversary, he fall;

Ministers, in the same way, - dignified, not double-tongued, not, to much wine, given, not greedy of base gain,

Wives, in the same way, - dignified, not given to intrigue, sober, faithful in all things.

Be not careless of the gift of favour, that is in thee, which was given thee through means of prophesying, along with a laying on of the hands of the eldership.

An elderly man, do not thou reprimand, but beseech him, as though he were thy father, - younger men, as brothers,

But, she who is indeed a widow, and is left alone, hath turned her hope towards God, and is giving attendance unto the supplications and the prayers, night and day, -

If, however, anyone, for his own, and specially them of his household, taketh not forethought, his faith, hath he denied, and is worse, than one without faith!

Let, a widow, be put on the list - having become, not less than sixty years old, one man's, wife,

At the same time, to be idlers, are they learning, going about from house to house; and, not only idlers, but, gossips, also, and, busybodies, - saying the things they ought not,

If any, believing woman, hath widows, let her be giving them succour, and not suffer the assembly to be burdened, - that, them who are indeed widows, it may itself succour.

For the scripture saith - A threshing ox, shalt thou not muzzle, and - Worthy, is the workman, of his hire.

Against an elder, entertain not, an accusation, except at, the mouth of two, or three, witnesses;

They, however, that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are, brethren but, the more, be doing them service, because, believing and beloved, are they who, from the good workmanship, receive advantage. These things, be teaching, and exhorting: -

If anyone doth otherwise teach, and doth not adhere to healthful discourses - those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching that is, according to godliness,

Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge - not to be high-minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches', uncertainty, - but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying,