This created a disturbance and a serious discussion between Paul and Barnabas and them, and it was agreed that Paul and Barnabas and some others of their number should go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question.

When he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and made a number of serious charges against him, which they could not substantiate.

Assistants, in turn, must be serious, straightforward men, not addicted to wine or dishonest gain,

Their wives too must be serious, not gossips; they must be temperate, and perfectly trustworthy.

Teach the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible??en of vigorous faith, love, and steadfastness.

training us to renounce godless ways and worldly passions, and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,

But the end of all things is near. Be serious and collected, therefore, and pray.