An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

若有无可指责的人，只作一个妇人的丈夫，儿女也是信主的，没有人告他们是放荡不服约束的，就可以设立。

若有无可指责的人，只作一个妇人的丈夫，儿女也是信主的，没有人告他们放荡，不受约束，就可以设立。

若有无可指责的人，只作一个妇人的丈夫，儿女也是信主的，没有人告他们放荡，不受约束，就可以设立。

做长老的必须无可指责，只有一位妻子，儿女都信主、没有放荡不羁的行为。

如果有人无可指摘，只作一个妻子的丈夫，儿女都信主，也没有人控告他们放荡或不受约束，才可以作长老。

如果有人是无可指责的；只做一个妇人的丈夫；儿女是信徒，没有被控告为放荡或不服从，你就可以委任。

若有無可指責的人，只作一個婦人的丈夫，兒女也是信主的，沒有人告他們是放蕩不服約束的，就可以設立。

若有無可指責的人，只作一個婦人的丈夫，兒女也是信主的，沒有人告他們放蕩，不受約束，就可以設立。

若有無可指責的人，只作一個婦人的丈夫，兒女也是信主的，沒有人告他們放蕩，不受約束，就可以設立。

作長老的必須無可指責，只有一位妻子，兒女都信主、沒有放蕩不羈的行為。

如果有人無可指摘，只作一個妻子的丈夫，兒女都信主，也沒有人控告他們放蕩或不受約束，才可以作長老。

若有人無可指責，只做過一個婦人的丈夫，有兒女是信徒、而沒有被控告為放蕩或不服約束的，才可以擔任。

如果有人是無可指責的；只做一個婦人的丈夫；兒女是信徒，沒有被控告為放蕩或不服從，你就可以委任。

若無可責、為一婦之夫、子女信道、未有訟其無度不順者、

必若無可責、一其妻、子女宗教、末由訟其蕩檢踰閑者、則可畀以職、

若有人無可指摘、惟一其妻、惟一其妻或作獨娶一妻原文作當為一婦之夫其子女亦信道、無放蕩及不服約束之劣名、則可畀以此職、

其人選務求品格純粹、無瑕可指、一婦之夫、兒女奉主、無蕩檢不馴之稱。

An elder must be without blame. He must be faithful to his wife. His children must be believers. They must not give anyone a reason to say that they are wild and don’t obey.

if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.

namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of indecent behavior or rebellion.

if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self- controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.( If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.

A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.

An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless— not overbearing, not quick- tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self- controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.

For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.

They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.

“‘ They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God.

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,

And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family— from beginning to end.For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them.

A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

Why do you scorn my sacrifice and offering that I prescribed for my dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’“ Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares:‘ I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares:‘ Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.

Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.

For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,

Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the Lord under Eli the priest.