Do not rebuke an elder, but entreat him as a father, and the younger men as your brothers;

and the elder women as mothers, and the younger women as your sisters, with all purity.

Honor widows who are truly widows.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show kindness to their own households and repay the debt to their parents; for this is acceptable before Elohim.

Now she who is truly a widow and left alone has set her hope on Elohim, and she continues in prayer and in supplication night and day.

But she who lives for pleasure is dead while she lives.

These things keep commanding them, that they may be blameless.

For if anyone does not care for those who are his own, and especially for those who are of the household of faith, this one has denied the faith and is worse than those who do not believe.

Therefore elect the widow who is not less than sixty years old, who was the wife of one man,

and has a testimony of good works; if she raised children, if she received strangers, if she washed the feet of the holy ones, if she relieved the afflicted, if she walked in every good work.

But the younger widows refuse; for they grow wanton against the Mashiyach and desire to be to a husband,

and their judgment stands, because they have cast off their first faith.

And they also learn idleness while they go around from house to house; and not only idleness, but also to talk much and to pursue empty things and to speak what is not fitting.

I want therefore that the younger ones marry and bear children and manage their houses, and give the adversary not even one occasion for reproach.

For already some have begun to turn aside after Satana.

If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them support them, and not burden the church, so that it may be enough for those who are truly widows.

Let the elders who conduct themselves well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

For the writing says, You will not muzzle the ox while it is threshing; and, The laborer is worthy of his wage.

Do not receive a complaint against an elder, except on the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Rebuke those who sin before everyone, so that the rest of the people also may fear.

I charge you before Elohim and our Master Y'shua the Mashiyach and his elect messengers, that you keep these things, and do not let your mind be preoccupied by anything, and do nothing with respect of persons.

Do not lay a hand hastily on any man, and do not share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

And from now on do not drink water, but drink a little wine, because of your stomach and your constant infirmities.

There are people whose sins are known and go before them to the house of judgment, and there are some that go after them.

So also the good deeds are known, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.