But the unbelieving Jews taking certain base men of those about the markets, and exciting a mob, disturbed the city; and coming to the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

For the things which are done by them in secret it is base even to mention;

The deacons in like manner ought to be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not devoted to base gain,

For a bishop must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-indulgent, not soon angry, not given to wine, not contentious, not devoted to base gain,

whom it is necessary to silence, who mislead whole families, teaching for base gain what they ought not.

feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind,