10. They should also be tested and then serve if they are without fault.
11. 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.
12. Servants must be faithful to their spouse and manage their children and their own households well.
13. Those who have served well gain a good standing and considerable confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14. I hope to come to you quickly. But I’m writing these things to you so that
15. 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.
16. 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.