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,

You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.

and not give attention to Jewish legends and the maxims of men who turn their backs on the truth.

They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.

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

In the same way exhort the younger men to be discreet,

not speak evil of any one, nor be contentious, but yield unselfishly to others and constantly manifest a forgiving spirit towards all men.

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

as righteous men, had done, but as the result of His own mercy He saved us by means of the bath of regeneration and the renewal of our natures by the Holy Spirit,

for, as you know, a man of that description has turned aside from the right path and is a sinner self-condemned.