- An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
- Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
- Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
- He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
- For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
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- 若有無可指責的人、只作一個婦人的丈夫、兒女也是信主的、沒有人告他們是放蕩不服約束的、就可以設立。
- 監督既是 神的管家、必須無可指責、不任性、不暴躁、不因酒滋事、不打人、不貪無義之財、
- 樂意接待遠人、好善、莊重、公平、聖潔、自持.
- 堅守所教真實的道理、就能將純正的教訓勸化人.又能把爭辯的人駁倒了。
- 因為有許多人不服約束、說虛空話、欺哄人.那奉割禮的、更是這樣。
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