'Donot2rebuke3an older man1but4encourage5himas6you woulda father,7younger men8as9brothers,10 older women1as2mothers,3younger women4as5sisters,6in7all8purity.9 Honor2widows1who3aretruly4widows.5 But2if1a widow4has8children5or6grandchildren,7let them9first10learn9to show godliness14to their own12household13and15to make17some return16to their parents,19for21this20is22pleasing23in the sight of24God.26 She1who istruly3a widow,4left all alone,6has set her hope7on8God9and10continues11in supplications13and14prayers16night17and18day,19 but2she1who is self-indulgent3is dead5evenwhile she lives.4 Command3these things2as well,1so that4they may be6without reproach.5 But2if1anyone3doesnot9provide10for his [relatives],5and6especially7formembers of his household,8he has denied13the11faith12and14is15worse than17an unbeliever.16 Let2a widow1be enrolled2if she isnot3less than4sixty6years of age,5having been7the wife10of one8husband,9 andhaving a reputation4for1good3works:2if5she has brought up children,6has shown hospitality,8has washed12the feet11of the saints,10has cared for15the afflicted,14andhas devoted20herselfto every17good19work.18 But2refuse [to enroll]4younger1widows,3for6when5their passions draw them away from7Christ,9they desire11to marry10 and soincur1condemnation2for3having abandoned7theirformer5faith.6 Besides1that,they learn5to beidlers,4going about6from house to house,8and11not9only10idlers,12but13also14gossips15and16busybodies,17saying18what19they should21not.20 So2I would have1younger [widows]3marry,4bear children,5manage their households,6andgive9the10adversary11no7occasion8for13slander.12 For2some3have4already1strayed4after5Satan.7 If1any2believing woman3has4relatives who arewidows,5let her care for6them.7Let10the11church12not9be burdened,10so that13it may care for17those14who aretruly15widows.16 Let7the1elders4who rule3well2be considered worthy7of double5honor,6especially8those9who labor10in11[preaching]12and13teaching.14 For2the3Scripture4says,1You shall8not7muzzle8an ox5when it treads out the grain,6and,9"The11laborer12deserves10his15wages."14 Donot4admit5a charge3against1an elder2except678on [the evidence of]9two10or11three12witnesses.13 Asfor those1who [persist] in sin,2rebuke5themin the presence of3all,4so that6the8rest9may stand11in fear.10 In the presence of2God4and5of Christ6Jesus7and8of the9elect10angels11I charge1youto keep14these [rules]13without15prejudging,16doing18nothing17from19partiality.20 Donot3behasty2in thelaying on4ofhands,1nor5take part in6the sins7of others;8keep11yourself9pure.10 (No longer1drink [only] water,2but3use6a little5wine4for the sake of7yourstomach9and10your13frequent12ailments.)14 The3sins4of some1people2are6conspicuous,5going before7themto8judgment,9but11the sins ofothers10appear later.13 So1also2good6works4areconspicuous,7and even8those9[that are not]10cannot1314remain11hidden.12