² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

²⁴ And ^(A)a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, ^(B)able to teach, ^(C)patient,

⁶ if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, ^(A)having faithful children not accused of ^[a]dissipation or insubordination. ⁷ For a ^[b]bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, ^(B)not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, ⁸ but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, ⁹ holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

^13 (A)distributing to the needs of the saints, ^(B)given^[a] to hospitality.

⁹ Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number, and not unless she has been the wife of one man,

⁸ Be ^[a]sober, be ^[b]vigilant; ^[c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

^9 (A)Be hospitable to one another ^(B)without grumbling.

¹⁰ But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. ¹¹ Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not ^[a]slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

^2 (A)Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing ^(B)some have unwittingly entertained angels.

¹⁴ For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,