that ye may be blameless and innocent, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

The husband

they shall forbid to marry and shall command men to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and have known the truth.

Let a widow be placed on the list being not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end;

Vigilant

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs; they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, they love to slumber.

But the end of all things is at hand; be ye, therefore, temperate and watch unto prayer.

Be temperate and vigilant because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour,

Given

sharing for the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, temperate, just, holy, gentle,

Do not forget to show hospitality; for thereby some, having entertained angels, were kept.

Lovingly be hospitable one to another without murmuring.

Apt

That the slave of the Lord should not be contentious, but be meek unto everyone, apt to teach, patient,

General references

Let the deacons be the husbands of only one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.