²¹ No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.^(A)

⁹ “You and your sons are not to drink wine^(A) or other fermented drink^(B) whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance^(C) for the generations to come,

⁷ Since an overseer^(A) manages God’s household,^(B) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.^{(C) 8} Rather, he must be hospitable,^(D) one who loves what is good,^(E) who is self-controlled,^(F) upright, holy and disciplined.

²³ Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine^(A) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

⁸ In the same way, deacons^[a](A) are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine,^(B) and not pursuing dishonest gain.

¹⁵ for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink,^(A) and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit^(B) even before he is born.^(C)