1 Timothy 5:19-22

19Don’t accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

20Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will be afraid.

21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.

22Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.