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,

This testimony is true: for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be found in the faith;

They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

sober, pure, fond of home, kind, subject to their husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that the enemy may be ashamed when he fails to find anything bad to say about us.