No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.

During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

Having

I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then the Lord will give to Abraham what he promised him."

Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest.

On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house -- from start to finish!

He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.

Not

The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

Or

For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,

And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

General references

They are then to take other stones and replace those stones, and he is to take other plaster and replaster the house.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: No foreigner, who is uncircumcised in heart and flesh among all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, will enter into my sanctuary.