if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children not in accusation of rioting, or unruly.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain;

whom it is needful to reduce to silence: who, indeed, are overthrowing whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

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

that aged women, in like manner, be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

to be sober, pure, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

sound speech not to be condemned; that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning us.

Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting,

not keeping back anything, but showing forth all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior God in all things.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.