men who are blameless, the husband of one wife, with believing children who are not accused of riot or insubordination.

For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;

for they upset whole households and, for filthy lucre's sake, teach what they ought not to teach.

so as to make them sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

that older women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers or slaves to much wine, but teachers of what is right.

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind and submissive to their husbands, in order that God's message be not maligned.

not to contradict nor pilfer, but to exhibit praiseworthy trustworthiness in every thing, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

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

He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

Let them want nothing, and "let our people learn to devote themselves to honest work to supply the necessities of their teachers," so that they be not unfruitful.