Act 1:20-26, 1Ti 5:9-10, 21-22, 2Ti 2:2, Tit 1:5-9 | ESV | STEP | For it is written in the Book of Psalms , May his camp become desolate , and let there be no one to dwell in it ; and Let another take his office .

20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms,

^a“‘May his camp become desolate,
and let there be no one to dwell in it’;
and

^b“‘Let another take his office.’
21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during ^call the time that the Lord Jesus ^dwent in and out among us, 22 ^ebeginning from the baptism of John until the day when ^fhe was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us ^ga witness to his resurrection.” 23 And they put forward two, Joseph called ^hBarsabbas, who was also called ⁱJustus, and ^jMatthias. 24 And ^kthey prayed and said, “You, Lord, ^lwho know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in ^mthis ministry and ⁿapostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

1 Timothy 5:9-10

9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been ^othe wife of one husband, ^{▼▼Or a woman of one man} 10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has ^qshown hospitality, ^rhas washed the feet of the saints, has ^scared for the afflicted, and has ^tdevoted herself to every good work.

1 Timothy 5:21-22

21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels ^uI charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, ^vdoing nothing from partiality. 22 ^wDo not be hasty in the ^xlaying on of hands, nor ^ytake part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

2 Timothy 2:2

2 and ^zwhat you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses ^aaentrust to faithful men, ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context} ^acwho will be able to teach others also.

Titus 1:5-9

Qualifications for Elders

5 ^adThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^aeappoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 ^afif anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or a man of one woman} and his children are believers ^{▼▼Or are faithful} and not open to the charge of ^aidebauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer, ^{▼▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos} ^akas God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not ^albe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent ^amor greedy for gain, 8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, ^anand disciplined. 9 He must ^aohold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in ^apsound ^{▼▼Or healthy; also verse 13} doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.