1 Timothy 3:10
let them be first examin'd, and if they are without reproach, let them enter upon their office.
1 Timothy 5:22
Don't be hasty to ordain any man: and be not accessory to the faults of others: preserve your own integrity.
Acts 6:1-2
At that time, as the number of the disciples was multiplied, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the distribution that was made daily.
1 Corinthians 1:8
and God will confirm you to the end, that ye may be unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:22
through his own death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his own sight:
1 Timothy 3:2
a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching:
1 Timothy 3:6
nor must he be a new convert; for fear he should be elated with pride, and so involve himself in the same ruin as the devil.
1 Timothy 3:13
for they who duly discharge that office, prepare their way to a higher degree, and may promote the christian faith with the greater freedom.
Titus 1:6-7
to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.