(Acts 1:1-2): "The first book I wrote to you, Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day in which He ascended, having given commands by the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom He had chosen."

(23-26): "And they appointed two: Joseph, who was called Barsabbas, who was called Justus, and Matthias; And they prayed and said, O Lord, Knower of the Hearts of all, show one of these two, whom Thou hast chosen to receive the lot of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell away to go to his own place. And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered among the eleven apostles."

(1 Tim. 3:1-10): "True is the saying: If anyone desires the episcopacy, he desires a good work.

He must also have a good testimony from those outside, so that he does not fall into the reproach and snare of the devil. Deacons must also be honest, not double-tongued, not addicted to wine, not greedy, keeping the sacrament of faith in a clear conscience. And such people must first be tested, then, if they are blameless, allowed to serve."

(Titus 1:5-9): "For this I have left you in Crete, that you may finish what you have not finished, and that you may appoint elders in all the cities, as I commanded you: if any man be blameless, the husband of one wife, he shall have faithful children, who are not reproached with debauchery or disobedience. For a bishop must be blameless, like God's steward, not impudent, not wrathful, not a drunkard, not a thief, not a covetous, but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, chaste, just, pious, temperate, holding fast to the true word, in accordance with the teaching, so that he may be strong and instruct in sound doctrine and rebuke those who resist."

Chapter 2. In ordinations, one should not be frivolous and approach them imprudently, for what does not deserve approval is not safe. And he who is caught in something must be discovered, so that he himself does not become an accomplice in sin, and so that others do not stumble, but, on the contrary, learn to fear.

(1 Tim. 5:22): "Do not lay your hands on anyone hastily, and do not become a partaker of the sins of others."

(19-20): "Accept the accusation against a presbyter only in the presence of two or three witnesses. Rebuke those who sin before all, so that others also may have fear."

Chapter 3. The chosen one should not arbitrarily begin to preach, but wait for the time of God's favor and begin preaching when commanded, and preach to those to whom he is sent.

(Matt. 10:5-6): "These twelve Jesus sent and commanded them, saying, 'Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter into the city of the Samaritans; but go especially to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

(Matt. 15:22-24): "And behold, the Canaanite woman came out of those places, and cried out to Him, 'Have mercy on me, O Lord, son of David, my daughter is cruelly possessed. But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and asked Him, "Let her go, for she is crying after us." And he answered and said, "I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

(John 8:42): "I came from God, and have come; for I did not come of myself, but he sent me."