For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –

For this reason I kneel before the Father,

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

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

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.

The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.

not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.