584 B
584 B
Instead
Paul is changing his argument from what an elder is not to be to what an elder is to be.
a friend of what is good
"a person who loves what is good"
hold tightly to
Paul speaks of devotion to the Christian faith as if it were grasping the faith with one's hands. AT: "be devoted to" or "know well" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
good teaching
He must teach what is true about God and other spiritual matters.