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Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer
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They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
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We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
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Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
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And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
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I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
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I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.
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And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.
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not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
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He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
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He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
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In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
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They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
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In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
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For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
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Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
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Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
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Widows, Elders and Slaves
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
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Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.
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Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.
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If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.
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For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”
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Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.
