An elder not you may rebuke, but do exhort [him] as a father; younger [men] as brothers;

elder [women] as mothers; [and] younger [women] as sisters, in all purity.

Widows do honor, who [are] truly widows.

If however any widow, children or grandchildren has, they should learn first [her] own household to be devout and recompense to give to parents; this for is pleasing before God.

She who [is] now indeed a widow, and abandoned, has hope in God, and continues in supplications and in prayers by night and day.

She however living in self-indulgence, [while] living has died.

Also these things do command, so that above reproach they may be.

If now anyone [their] own, and especially [their] household, not does provide for, the faith he has denied, and he is than an unbeliever worse.

A widow should ld be enrol not less than years [old] sixty, having been of one man [the] wife,

in works good being borne witness to, if she has brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints’ feet she has washed, if to those being oppressed she has imparted relief, if to every work good she has followed after.

Younger however widows do refuse; when for they may grow wanton against Christ, to marry they desire,

incurring judgment because the first faith they have cast off.

At the same time then also [to be] idle they learn, going about house to house; not only then idle, but also gossips and busybodies, speaking things not being proper.

I want therefore [the] younger [ones] to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, no occasion to give to the [one] opposing of reproach because.

Already for some have turned aside after Satan.

If any believing [woman] has [dependent] widows, she should help to them, and not should be burdened the church, so that to those [who are] truly widows it may impart relief.

The well already ruling elders, of double honor should be counted worthy, especially those straining in [the] word and [the] teaching.

Says for the Scripture, An ox treading out grain not you will muzzle,” and, Worthy [is] the workman of the wages of him.”

Against an elder an accusation not do receive, unless except only upon two or three witnesses.

I earnestly testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that these things you may keep, apart from prejudice, nothing doing out of partiality.

Hands hastily on no one do lay, nor do share in [the] sins of others; yourself pure do keep.

No longer do drink [only] water, but wine a little do use, because of the stomach and the frequent of you ailments.

Of some men the sins manifest are, going before [them] to judgment; of some however also they appear later.

Likewise also, the works good [are] evident, and even those otherwise being, to be concealed not are able.