But she will be delivered through childbearing, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.

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

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

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,

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

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.