³ Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, ^(A)not malicious gossips nor ^(B)enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, ⁴ so that they may ^[a]encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ to be sensible, pure, ^(C)workers at home, kind, being ^(D)subject to their own husbands, ^(E)so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

⁷ in all things show yourself to be ^(A)an example of good deeds, with ^[a]purity in doctrine, dignified, ⁸ sound in speech which is beyond reproach, ^(B)so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.