⁸ Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;

¹ Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

³ That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

²³ Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

³ Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;

³ Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

⁴ Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.

⁵ And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

⁶ These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

² Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

⁹ Take no wine, or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of meeting, that it may not be the cause of death to you; this is an order for ever through all your generations.

² Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

¹⁰ Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

⁷ For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

¹² Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.

¹³ Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

²¹ The priests are not to take wine when they go into the inner square.

² Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

¹⁹ You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

⁹ For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.