For this cause left I thee in Crete: that thou shouldest perform that which was lacking and shouldest ordain elders in every city as I appointed thee.

Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ. To all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

This is a true saying: If a man covet the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

As

If there be any faithful servant and wise, whom his master hath made ruler over his household, for to give them meat in season convenient;

And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season:

Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God.

As every man hath received the gift, minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God.

Not selfwilled

Into their secrets come not my soul, and unto their congregation be my honour not coupled: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their self will they houghed an ox.

namely, them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise the rulers. Presumptuous are they, and stubborn, and fear not to speak evil of them that are in authority;

Not soon

An impatient man handleth foolishly; but he that is well advised, doth other ways.

An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

Not given to wine

And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things,

"Drink no wine nor strong drink - neither thou nor thy sons with thee - when ye go into the tabernacle of witness, lest ye die. And let it be a law forever unto your children after you:

O Lemuel, give kings no wine, give kings and princes no strong drink;

But they go wrong by the reason of wine, they fall and stagger because of strong drink. Yea even the priests and prophets themselves go amiss, they are drunken with wine, and weak brained through strong drink. They fail in prophesying, and stumble in judgment.

"Come," say they, "I will fetch wine, so shall we fill ourselves, that we may be drunken. And do tomorrow, like as today; yea, and much more."

All the priests that go in to the inmost court, shall drink no wine.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be fulfilled with the spirit,

not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,

Not given to filthy

For his watchmen are all blind, they have altogether no understanding. They are all dumb dogs, no being able to bark; they are sleepery, sluggish, and lie snorting.

not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,

see that ye feed Christ's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them: not as though ye were compelled thereto, but willingly; Not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind.

General references

And let them take other stones and put them in the places of those stones, and other mortar, and plaster the house withal.

Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: Of all the strangers that dwell among the children of Israel, no stranger, whose heart and flesh is not circumcised, shall come within my Sanctuary:

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine, for thy stomach's sake, and thine often diseases.