(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of yoʋr stomach and yoʋr frequent illnesses.)
When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
Do not be drunk with wine, which leads to debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain, but gentle, not contentious, and not a lover of money.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, and not greedy for sordid gain.
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when it is received with thanksgiving,
For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain,
Elderly women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderous or enslaved to much wine, but teaching what is good,