Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
sothat they may encouragethe young womento love their husbands,to love their children,
Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
For the overseermustbe above reproachas God'ssteward,not self-willed,not quick-tempered,not addicted to wine,not pugnacious,not fond of sordid gain,
Deaconslikewise[must be] men of dignity,not double-tongued,oraddictedto muchwineorfond of sordid gain,
that you receiveher in the Lordin a manner worthyof the saints,and that you helpher in whatevermattershe may have needof you; for she herselfhas alsobeena helperof many,and of myselfas well.
But immoralityoranyimpurityorgreedmust not evenbe namedamongyou, as is properamong saints;
But I have[this] againstyou, that you toleratethe womanJezebel,who callsherselfa prophetess,and she teachesand leadsMy bond-servantsastrayso that they commit [acts of] immoralityand eatthings sacrificed to idols.
For thoughby thistimeyou oughtto be teachers,you haveneedagainfor someoneto teachyou the elementaryprinciplesof the oraclesof God,and you have cometo needmilkand not solidfood.
No longerdrink water[exclusively], but usea littlewinefor the sakeof your stomachand your frequentailments.
being filledwith allunrighteousness,wickedness,greed,evil;fullof envy,murder,strife,deceit,malice;[they are] gossips,
