That way you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. You are seen as lights in the world.

The husband

They will forbid marrying, [and command] to abstain from food, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Let a widow be put on the list if she is under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

For we have become companions (partners) with Christ if indeed we hold the beginning of our firm trust to the end.

Vigilant

Israel's watchmen are blind. They all lack knowledge they are all mute dogs. They cannot bark. They just lie around and dream, they love to sleep.

The end of all things is near. Be of sound mind and judgment. Also be sober for the purpose of prayer.

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour (consume).

Given

Contribute to the needs of the holy ones and practice hospitality.

but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

Show hospitality to strangers, for some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Be hospitable to one another without complaining.

Apt

The Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind (gentle) to all, able to teach, and patient when wronged.

General references

Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.