Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
to malignno one,to be peaceable,gentle,showingeveryconsiderationfor allmen.
An overseer,then,mustbe above reproach,the husbandof onewife,temperate,prudent,respectable,hospitable,able to teach,
Be of sober[spirit], be on the alert.Your adversary,the devil,prowls aroundlikea roaringlion,seekingsomeoneto devour.
unloving,irreconcilable,malicious gossips,without self-control,brutal,haters of good,
He who concealshatred[has] lyinglips,And he who spreadsslanderis a fool.
But you, be soberin all things,endure hardship,dothe workof an evangelist,fulfillyour ministry.
Thosewho havebelieversas their mastersmust not be disrespectfulto them becausethey are brethren,but must servethem all the more,becausethosewho partakeof the benefitare believersand beloved.Teachand preachthese[principles].
I thankChristJesusour Lord,who has strengthenedme, becauseHe consideredme faithful,puttingme into service,
Jesusansweredthem, "Did I Myselfnot chooseyou, the twelve,and [yet] oneof you is a devil?"
ThenJesuswas ledup by the Spiritinto the wildernessto be temptedby the devil.
"And they shall not marrya widowor a divorcedwoman but shall takevirginsfrom the offspringof the houseof Israel,or a widowwhois the widowof a priest.
"Let everyonebe on guardagainsthis neighbor,And do not trustanybrother;Becauseeverybrotherdealscraftily,And everyneighborgoesabout as a slanderer.
Like the coldof snowin the timeof harvestIs a faithfulmessengerto those who sendhim, For he refreshesthe soulof his masters.
Whoever secretlyslandershis neighbor,him I will destroy;Noone who has a haughtylookand an arrogantheartwill I endure.
"You sitand speakagainst your brother;You slanderyour own mother'sson.
He does not slanderwith his tongue,Nordoesevilto his neighbor,Nortakesup a reproachagainsthis friend;
They shall not takea womanwho is profanedby harlotry,norshall they takea womandivorcedfrom her husband;for he is holyto his God.
being filledwith allunrighteousness,wickedness,greed,evil;fullof envy,murder,strife,deceit,malice;[they are] gossips,
