⁷ and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.

²⁶ and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.

²¹ providing right things, not only before the Lord, but also before men;

⁹ and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

³² become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;

¹⁴ I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

²⁴ of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;

²⁵ in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.

⁵ sober, pure, keepers of `their own' houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

⁸ discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

¹⁴ if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;

¹⁵ for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

¹⁶ and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

²² from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

¹² that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

²⁴ Nay, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good causing the people of Jehovah to transgress. --

¹¹ and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

³ look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

²² And they said, `Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.'

¹² and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling `there',

¹² for what have I also those without to judge? those within do ye not judge?

³ in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

⁵ in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling;

¹² to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.