For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’
Titus 1:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 if any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [These elders should be] men who are of unquestionable integrity and are irreproachable, the husband of [but] one wife, whose children are [well trained and are] believers, not open to the accusation of being loose in morals and conduct or unruly and disorderly. American Standard Version (1901) if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. Common English Bible Elders should be without fault. They should be faithful to their spouse, and have faithful children who can’t be accused of self-indulgence or rebelliousness. Catholic Public Domain Version if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly. |
For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but may marry only a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. , They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
Didn’t God make them one and give them a portion of spirit? What is the one seeking? Godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully, , so that no one acts treacherously against the wife of his youth.
In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.
For there are many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from the circumcision party.
Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of the priest Eli.
Now Eli was very old. He heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.