005:010 She must have been true to her one husband, and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, given relief to the distressed, and devoted herself to good works of every kind. 005:011 But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry, 005:012 and they incur disapproval for having broken their original vow. 005:013 And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of. 005:014 I would therefore have the younger women marry, bear children, rule in domestic matters, and furnish the Adversary with no excuse for slander. 005:015 For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan. 005:016 If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened-- so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need. 005:017 Let the Elders who perform their duties wisely and well be held worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching. 005:018 For the Scripture says, "You are not to muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain;" and the workman deserves his pay. 005:019 Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on the evidence of two of three witnesses. 005:020 Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all, so that it may also be a warning to the rest. 005:021 I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality. 005:022 Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep *yourself* pure. 005:023 (No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake of your digestion and your frequent ailments.) 005:024 The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind. 005:025 So also the right actions of some are evident to the world, and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight. 006:001 Let all who are under the yoke of slavery hold their own masters to be deserving of honour, so that the name of God and the Christian teaching may not be spoken against. 006:002 And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.