Anyone who has any of the following blemishes may not come forward: he who is blind, or lame, or who has a split lip, or a limb too long,
All the sentinels of Israel are blind, they are without knowledge; They are all mute dogs, unable to bark; Dreaming, reclining, loving their sleep.
or a broken leg or arm,
You blind ones, which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, the devil’s trap.
For there are also many rebels, idle talkers and deceivers, especially the Jewish Christians.
For a bishop as God’s steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,