each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.

For as God's trustee a pastor must be above reproach, not stubborn or quick-tempered or addicted to strong drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.

He must hold to the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage by sound teaching, and to confute our opponents.

For there are many individuals who are unruly, empty talkers and deceivers, particularly those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped;

whose mouths must be stopped, for they upset whole families by teaching things they ought not to think, for the sake of dishonest gain.

You must continue telling the people what is proper for wholesome teaching:

In the same way exhort aged women to let their conduct be such as becomes consecrated persons. They must not be slanderers nor enslaved to wine-drinking. They must be teachers of what is right.

they must give good counsel, so that the young women may be trained to love their husbands and children,

Slaves must be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back,

teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we must live prudently and righteously and holily in this present age;

You must continue teaching this, and continue exhorting and reproving people, with full authority. Let no one belittle you.

Remind people that they must submit to the rulers who are in authority over them; that they must obey the magistrates, be prepared for every right action,

they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.

This saying is trustworthy. On this I want you to firmly insist; that those who have faith in God must be careful to maintain honest occupations. Such counsels are good and profitable for men.

Our people too must set examples of doing good, so as to meet the necessary demands and not to live unfruitful lives.