That ye may be blameless and simple, the sons of God, unrebukable, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

The husband

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

Let not a widow be chosen under threescore years old,

(For we are made partakers of Christ, if

Vigilant

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

for your adversary the devil, walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour:

Given

Communicate to the necessities of the saints, pursue hospitality, Bless them who persecute you;

But a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, prudent, just, holy, temperate, Holding fast the faithful word,

Forget not to entertain strangers, for hereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

Apt

And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle toward all men,

General references

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