In the same way, I want women to enhance their appearance with clothing that is modest and sensible, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls, or expensive clothes.

They should make themselves attractive by doing good, which is appropriate for women who claim to honor God.

A wife should learn quietly with complete submission.

I don’t allow a wife to teach or to control her husband. Instead, she should be a quiet listener.

Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

Adam wasn’t deceived, but rather his wife became the one who stepped over the line because she was completely deceived.

But a wife will be brought safely through childbirth, if they both continue in faith, love, and holiness, together with self-control.

Supervisors in God’s household

This saying is reliable: if anyone has a goal to be a supervisor in the church, they want a good thing.

So the church’s supervisor must be without fault. They should be faithful to their spouse, sober, modest, and honest. They should show hospitality and be skilled at teaching.

They shouldn’t be addicted to alcohol or be a bully. Instead, they should be gentle, peaceable, and not greedy.

They should manage their own household well—they should see that their children are obedient with complete respect,

because if they don’t know how to manage their own household, how can they take care of God’s church?

They shouldn’t be new believers so that they won’t become proud and fall under the devil’s spell.

They should also have a good reputation with those outside the church so that they won’t be embarrassed and fall into the devil’s trap.

Servants in God’s household

In the same way, servants in the church should be dignified, not two-faced, heavy drinkers, or greedy for money.

They should hold on to the faith that has been revealed with a clear conscience.

They should also be tested and then serve if they are without fault.

In the same way, women who are servants in the church should be dignified and not gossip. They should be sober and faithful in everything they do.

Servants must be faithful to their spouse and manage their children and their own households well.

Those who have served well gain a good standing and considerable confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Leading God’s household

I hope to come to you quickly. But I’m writing these things to you so that

if I’m delayed, you’ll know how you should behave in God’s household. It is the church of the living God and the backbone and support of the truth.

Without question, the mystery of godliness is great: he was revealed as a human, declared righteous by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached throughout the nations, believed in around the world, and taken up in glory.

The Spirit clearly says that in latter times some people will turn away from the faith. They will pay attention to spirits that deceive and to the teaching of demons.

They will be controlled by the pretense of lying, and their own consciences will be seared.