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.

For we have brought nothing into this world and so ¹  we cannot take a single thing out either.

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, ¹  fell into transgression. ² 

This saying ¹  is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them! ² 

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant ¹  and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. ² 

The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later. ¹ 

And he must be well thought of by ¹  those outside the faith, ²  so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap. ³ 

I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,

Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus ¹  to instruct ²  certain people not to spread false teachings, ³ 

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress. ¹ 

And besides that, going around ¹  from house to house they learn to be lazy, ²  and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not. ³ 

No widow should be put on the list ¹  unless ²  she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband, ³ 

And we all agree, ¹  our religion contains amazing revelation: ²  He ³  was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, ⁴  seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

This ¹  accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God ²  that was entrusted to me. ³ 

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty ¹  toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. ²  For this is what pleases God. ³ 

Those who are under the yoke as slaves ¹  must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent ²  the name of God and Christian teaching ³  from being discredited. ⁴