[namely], ifany manis above reproach,the husbandof onewife,havingchildrenwho believe,not accusedof dissipationorrebellion.
"For I have chosenhim, sothat he may commandhis childrenand his householdafterhim to keepthe wayof the LORDby doingrighteousnessand justice,sothat the LORDmay bringupon AbrahamwhatHe has spokenabouthim."
He who keepsthe lawis a discerningson,But he who is a companionof gluttonshumiliateshis father.
"And they shall not marrya widowor a divorcedwoman but shall takevirginsfrom the offspringof the houseof Israel,or a widowwhois the widowof a priest.
A widow,or a divorcedwoman, or one who is profanedby harlotry,thesehe may not take;but ratherhe is to marrya virginof his own people,
They shall not takea womanwho is profanedby harlotry,norshall they takea womandivorcedfrom her husband;for he is holyto his God.
"But not onehas done[so] who has a remnantof the Spirit.And whatdid [that] one[do] while he was seekinga godlyoffspring?Takeheedthen to your spirit,and let noone dealtreacherouslyagainst the wifeof your youth.
In the daysof Herod,kingof Judea,there was a priestnamedZacharias,of the divisionof Abijah;and he had a wifefrom the daughtersof Aaron,and her namewas Elizabeth.
And do not get drunkwith wine,for that is dissipation,but be filledwith the Spirit,
We urgeyou, brethren,admonishthe unruly,encouragethe fainthearted,helpthe weak,be patientwith everyone.
realizingthe factthat lawis not madefor a righteous person,but for those who are lawlessand rebellious,for the ungodlyand sinners,for the unholyand profane,for those who killtheir fathersormothers,for murderers
Deaconsmust be husbandsof [only] onewife,[and] goodmanagersof [their] childrenand their ownhouseholds.
For there are manyrebellious men,empty talkersand deceivers,especiallythoseof the circumcision,
Then Elkanahwentto his homeat Ramah.But the boyministeredto the LORDbeforeElithe priest.
Now Eliwas veryold;and he heardallthat his sonswere doingto allIsrael,and howthey laywith the womenwho servedat the doorwayof the tentof meeting.
