No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed;
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospita
must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying a
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold o
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not