From: Paul and Timothy, servants of the Messiah Jesus. To: All the holy ones in Philippi, along with their overseers and ministers, who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.

This is a trustworthy saying: The one who would an elder be, a noble task desires he.

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"Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others their food at the right time?

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

Think of us as servants of the Messiah and as servant managers entrusted with God's secrets.

As good servant managers of God's grace in its various forms, serve one another with the gift each of you has received.

Not selfwilled

I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.

especially those who satisfy their flesh by indulging in its passions and who despise authority.

Not soon

A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated.

The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.

Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.

Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Not given to wine

Likewise, older women are to show their reverence for God by their behavior. They are not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examples of goodness.

"You and your sons with you are not to drink wine that is, any intoxicating drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting. That way, you won't die. This is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations.

It is not for kings, Lemuel Not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to desire liquor.

These people also stagger from wine and reel from strong drink. Priests and prophets stagger from strong drink; they're drunk from wine; they reel from strong drink, waver when seeing visions, and stumble when rendering decisions.

""Come!' they say, "let's have some wine, and let's fill ourselves with strong drink! Then, tomorrow will be like today, or even much better!'"

None of the priests are to drink wine after entering the inner courtyard.

Stop getting drunk with wine, which leads to wild living, but keep on being filled with the Spirit.

He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or love money.

Not given to filthy

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!

He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or love money.

Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires.

General references

They are then to take other stones and bring them to replace those stones. Lastly, they are to replaster the house."

"This is what the Lord GOD says, "No foreigner who is both uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the Israelis is to enter my sanctuary.

Stop drinking only water, but use a little wine for your stomach because of your frequent illnesses.