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

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.

They should train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

Let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that our opponents may be ashamed because they find no evil things to say about us.

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.

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.