for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

If thou lay these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, with which thou art well acquainted.

Let no one despise thy youth, but become an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in faith, in purity.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor; especially they who labor in the word and in teaching.