in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages,

if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.

For the bishop must be blame less, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means;

whose mouths must be stopped: these subvert whole houses by teaching, for the sake of base gain, things which they ought not to teach.

and not give heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn away from the truth.

that the aged women likewise be, in deportment, as it becomes holy women, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things,

to be discreet, chaste, fond of home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not reviled.

sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.

Exhort servants to be subject to their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not contradicting,

not stealing, but showing all good faithfulness, that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.

to revile no one, not to be contentious, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Let our people also learn to practice good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.