which is based on the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began.

They must be silenced, because they are the kind of people who ruin whole families by teaching what they should not teach in order to make money in a shameful way.

to be sensible and pure, to manage their households, to be kind, and to submit themselves to their husbands. Otherwise, the word of God may be discredited.

Use wholesome speech that cannot be condemned. Then any opponent will be ashamed because he cannot say anything bad about us.

Remind believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do any honorable kind of work.