¹¹ Let a woman learn quietly ^(A)with all submissiveness. ^12 (B)I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. ^13 (C)For Adam was formed first, ^(D)then Eve; ¹⁴ and Adam was not deceived, but ^(E)the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. ¹⁵ Yet she will be saved through ^(F)childbearing—if they continue in ^(G)faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

Qualifications for Overseers

3 The saying is ^(H)trustworthy: If anyone aspires to ^(I)the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. ² Therefore ^(J)an overseer^[a] must be above reproach, ^(K)the husband of one wife,^{[b] (L)}sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, ^(M)hospitable, ^(N)able to teach, ³ not a drunkard, not violent but ^(O)gentle, not quarrelsome, ^(P)not a lover of money. ⁴ He must manage his own household well, with all dignity ^(Q)keeping his children submissive, ⁵ for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for ^(R)God's church? ⁶ He must not be a recent convert, or he may ^(S)become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. ⁷ Moreover, he must be well thought of by ^(T)outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into ^(U)a snare of the devil.

Qualifications for Deacons

^8 (V)Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,^{[c] (W)}not addicted to much wine, ^(X)not greedy for dishonest gain. ⁹ They must ^(Y)hold the mystery of the faith with ^(Z)a clear conscience. ¹⁰ And ^(AA)let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. ^11 (AB)Their wives likewise^[d] must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, ^(AC)faithful in all things. ¹² Let deacons each be ^(AD)the husband of one wife, ^(AE)managing their children and their own households well. ¹³ For ^(AF)those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Qualifications for Elders

^5 (A)This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^(B)appoint elders in every town as I directed you— ^6 (C)if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,^[a] and his children are believers^[b] and not open to the charge of ^(D)debauchery or insubordination. ⁷ For an overseer,^{[c] (E)}as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not ^(F)be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent ^(G)or greedy for gain, ⁸ but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, ^(H)and disciplined. ⁹ He must ^(I)hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in ^(J)sound^[d] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

¹⁰ For there are many who are insubordinate, ^(K)empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of ^(L)the circumcision party.^{[e] 11} They must be silenced, since ^(M)they are upsetting whole families by teaching ^(N)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. ^12 (O)One of the Cretans,^[f] a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”^{[g] 13} This testimony is true. Therefore ^(P)rebuke them ^(Q)sharply, that they ^(R)may be sound in the faith, ^14 (S)not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and ^(T)the commands of people ^(U)who turn away from the truth. ^15 (V)To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and ^(W)unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both ^(X)their minds and their consciences are defiled. ^16 (Y)They profess to know God, but they ^(Z)deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, ^(AA)unfit for any good work.