is treading out the grain;" and the workman deserves his pay.
005:019 Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on
the evidence of two of three witnesses.
005:020 Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all,
so that it may also be a warning to the rest.
005:021 I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus
and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions
of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.
005:022 Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker
in the sins of others; keep *yourself* pure.
005:023 (No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake
of your digestion and your frequent ailments.)
005:024 The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way
to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of
others lag behind.
005:025 So also the right actions of some are evident to the world,
and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight.
006:001 Let all who are under the yoke of slavery hold their own
masters to be deserving of honour, so that the name of God
and the Christian teaching may not be spoken against.
006:002 And those who have believing masters should not be wanting
in respect towards them because they are their brethren,
but should serve them all the more willingly because those
who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers
and are friends.
006:003 So teach and exhort. If any one is a teacher of any other kind
of doctrine, and refuses assent to wholesome instructions--
those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and the teaching that harmonizes
with true godliness,
006:004 he is puffed up with pride and has no true knowledge, but is