To Titus, my true son in a common faith, from Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and to the knowledge of the truth which goes with piety;

they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends greeting to the twelve tribes that are scattered abroad.

Must

He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets.

Now when dispute and controversy sprang up between them and Paul and Barnabas, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas, and certain others, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

for the weapons of my warfare are not weapons of the flesh, but mighty for God, in pulling down all fortresses.

Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself.

no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money-lover;

For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;

Mark this well, my dear brothers. Let every man be swift in hearing, slow in speaking, slow in growing angry;

Beloved, although I was making all haste to write to you in regard to our common salvation, I am compelled to write you an appeal to defend the faith once for all committed to the saints.

But

Now I Paul, myself, appeal to you by the humble-heartedness and selflessness of Christ??aul who "in your presence is humble, but bold enough when he is absent"??2 I beseech you, and I say, do not make me show my boldness, when I come in the boldness with which I think I shall show my courage against some who think that I am walking on the low level of the flesh.

But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;

On the contrary I showed myself among you as gentle as a mother, when she tenderly nurses her own children.

they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.

But the wisdom which comes from on high is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, conciliatory, overflowing with mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without insincerity.

Finally, you should all be harmonious, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tender-hearted, humble-minded;

Apt

The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching;

He must hold to the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage by sound teaching, and to confute our opponents.

General references

He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets.

for a man's anger does not further the righteous purpose of God.