in hope of the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the Ages.

wherever there is a man of blameless life, true to his one wife, having children who are themselves believers and are free from every reproach of profligacy or of stubborn self-will.

For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,

Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.

and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,

training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,

But when the goodness of God our Saviour, and His love to man, dawned upon us, not in consequence of things which we,

in order that having been declared righteous through His grace we might become heirs to the Life of the Ages in fulfilment of our hopes.

And let our people too learn to set a good example in following honest occupations for the supply of their necessities, so that they may not live useless lives.