³ That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

¹¹ Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

⁹ And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;

¹⁰ But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.

³ Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing;

⁴ But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

⁵ And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:

⁸ Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;

⁴ Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

⁵ Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

⁶ But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.

⁷ Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.

⁸ If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

⁹ Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,

¹⁰ And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

⁷ For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

²⁰ But I have this against you, that you let the woman Jezebel say she is a prophet and give false teaching, making my servants go after the desires of the flesh and take food offered to false gods.

¹² And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

³ But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;

² That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.