As I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia, stay on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain individuals not to teach any different doctrines,

and the attention they bestow on mere fables and endless pedigrees, such as lead to controversy rather than to a true stewardship for God, which only exists where there is faith. And I make the same request now.

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

But exclude from the list the younger widows; for where they have become wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

Against an elder receive not an accusation unless where there are two or three witnesses.