Likewise the women are to dress in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control. Their adornment must not be with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing,

A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness.

But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil's trap.

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,

And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

But those who have believing masters must not show them less respectTeach them and exhort them about these things.

However, God's solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."

And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,

You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you

An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.

who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.

They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder.

For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come as well.

For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

For they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned."

Brotherly love must continue.

Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.

Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you."

We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.

But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,

For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John,

After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said: "Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things."

Then they told me: "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings."

If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and completely consumes their enemies. If anyone wants to harm them, they must be killed this way.

If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed. This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.

five have fallen; one is, and the other has not yet come, but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time.

The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)

Then the angel said to me, "These words are reliable and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon."

The evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy."