one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.

and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth.

In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so that God’s message will not be slandered.

Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back

He saved us—
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works for cases of urgent need, so that they will not be unfruitful.