An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospita
A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accus
For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by d
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with th
A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own peopl
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyo
And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel,
On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your so
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah,