When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him and brought a number of serious charges against him, none of which they were able to prove.

"Men," said he, "I see this voyage is going to be attended with hardship and serious loss not only to the cargo and the ship but also to our own lives."

See what this pain divine has done for you, how serious it has made you, how keen to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how eager for me, how determined, how relentless! You have shown in every way that you were honest in the business.

Deacons in turn are to be serious men; they are not to be tale-bearers or addicted to drink or pilfering;

Their wives must be serious too; they must not be slanderers but temperate and absolutely trustworthy.

Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness.

set them an example of good conduct; be sincere and serious in your teaching,