1:8. વડીલ તો એવો હોવો જોઈએ કે જે લોકોને પોતાના ઘરમાં આવકારવા અને તેઓને મદદ કરવા હંમેશા આતુર હોય. જે કંઈ સત્કર્મ હોય તેનો તે ચાહક હોવો જોઈએ. તે વિવેકબુદ્ધિ ઘરાવતો હોવો જોઈએ. તેણે ન્યાયી જીવન જીવવું જોઈએ. તે પવિત્ર જ હોવો જોઈએ, તે પોતાની જાત પર અંકુશ રાખી શકતો હોવો જોઈએ.

1:8. Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

1:8. Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

1:8. but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

1:8. but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

1:8. But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

1:8. but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;

1:8. but given to hospitality, a lover of good, soberminded, just, holy, temperate;

1:8. but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

1:8. An elder must be ready to help people by welcoming them into his home. He must love what is good. He must be wise. He must live right. He must be devoted to God and pleasing to him. And he must be able to control himself.

1:8. but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober-minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;

1:8. But G235 a lover of hospitality, G5382 a lover of good men, G5358 sober, G4998 just, G1342 holy, G3741 temperate; G1468