² Now a bishop^[a] must be above reproach, married only once,^[b] temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,^(A)

²⁴ And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to everyone, an apt teacher, patient,^(A)

⁶ someone who is blameless, married only once,^[a] whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.^{(A) 7} For a bishop,^[b] as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain,^{(B) 8} but he must be hospitable,^[c] a lover of goodness, self-controlled, upright, devout, and restrained, ⁹ holding tightly to the trustworthy word of the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to refute those who contradict it.

¹³ Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers.^(A)

⁹ Be hospitable to one another without complaining.

⁹ Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old and has been married only once;^[a]

² Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.^(A)

² Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

¹⁰ And let them first be tested; then, if they prove themselves blameless, let them serve as deacons. ¹¹ Women^[a] likewise must be serious, not slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things.

⁸ Discipline yourselves; keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.^(A)