Because an overseer is God's servant manager, he must be blameless. He must not be arrogant or irritable. He must not drink too much, be a violent person, or make money in shameful ways.

They must be silenced, because they are the kind of people who ruin whole families by teaching what they should not teach in order to make money in a shameful way.

Everything is clean to those who are clean, but nothing is clean to those who are corrupt and unbelieving. Indeed, their very way of thinking and their consciences have been corrupted.

Aged women, in the same way, in deportment, as becometh sacred persons, not given to intrigue, nor yet, to much wine, enslaved, teachers of virtue, -

In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

The younger men, in the same way, exhort thou to be sober-minded:

showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

Urge bond-servants to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing and not talk back,

or keeping [part of their master's] property for themselves, but proving to be completely trustworthy, so that they will make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way.

training us to give up godless ways and worldly cravings and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,

To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.

For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

Help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way diligently, so that nothing may be lacking for them.

Here is another way that our people can learn to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful.