PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to piety,

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greeting.

Must

He shall not strive nor cry aloud, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets.

There being therefore no little dissension and disputation of Paul and Barnabas with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, concerning this question.

for the arms of our warfare are not of flesh, but mighty with God to the pulling down of strongholds,

Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself,

not a wine-drinker, not a quarrelsome man, but gentle, not contentious, not avaricious,

For a bishop must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-indulgent, not soon angry, not given to wine, not contentious, not devoted to base gain,

Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Beloved, giving all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity to write and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

But

I PAUL also exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in appearance am humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

but we were gentle among you, as a nurse would cherish her own children;

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be persuaded, full of mercy and of good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, loving as brothers, compassionate, humble,

Apt

It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach,

holding firmly the faithful word taught, that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to convince those who contradict.

General references

He shall not strive nor cry aloud, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets.

for man's anger performs not God's righteousness.