An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accus
And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,
Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiv
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying a