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

The husband

and enjoining abstinence from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by those that believe and know the truth.

Let not a widow be chosen into the number under sixty years old,

for we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold fast our first confidence firm unto the end; inasmuch as it is said,

Vigilant

But the end of all things draws nigh: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer:

Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil, like a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Given

communicating to the necessities of the saints, given to hospitality.

but hospitable, benevolent, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Be not forgetful of hospitality; for thereby some have entertained angels, not knowing it.

Be hospitable one to another, without grudging;

Apt

but to be gentle towards all men, ready to teach, patient under injuries,

General references

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