1 Timothy 5:17-25 - Honoring Worthy Elders And Dealing With Sinners
17 Presbyters who are efficient presidents are to be considered worthy of ample remuneration, particularly those who have the task of preaching and teaching: 18 Scripture says, You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading the grain, and A workman deserves his wages.
19 Never let any charge be brought against a presbyter, unless it is certified by two or three witnesses. 20 Those who are guilty of sin you must expose in public, to overawe the others. 21 In the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels, I adjure you to be unprejudiced in carrying out these orders; be absolutely impartial. 22 Never be in a hurry to ordain a presbyter; do not make yourself responsible for the sins of another man ??keep your own life pure. 23 [Give up being a total abstainer; take a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent attacks of illness.] 24 Some people's sins are notorious and call for judgment, but in some cases sin only comes out afterwards. 25 Good works are equally conspicuous; and even when they are not, they cannot escape notice for ever.