But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

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.

For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle – I am telling the truth; I am not lying – and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

This saying is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”

and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)

not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time.

Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

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

To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

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

Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

since he wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.