1 Timothy 3:8

3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, ¹  not two-faced, ²  not given to excessive drinking, ³  not greedy for gain,

1 Timothy 3:10

3:10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

1 Timothy 3:12

3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife ⁴  and good managers of their children and their own households.

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¹ tn Or “respectable, honorable, of serious demeanor.”

² tn Or “insincere,” “deceitful”; Grk “speaking double.”

³ tn Grk “not devoted to much wine.”

⁴ tn Or “men married only once,” “devoted solely to their wives” (see the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 5:9; Titus 1:6).