- v8 In like manner the deacons [must be] worthy of respect, not shifty and double-talkers but sincere in what they say, not given to much wine, not greedy for base gain [craving wealth and resorting to ignoble and dishonest methods of getting it].
- v9 They must possess the mystic secret of the faith [Christian truth as hidden from ungodly men] with a clear conscience.
- v10 And let them also be tried and investigated and proved first; then, if they turn out to be above reproach, let them serve [as deacons].
- v12 Let deacons be the husbands of but one wife, and let them manage [their] children and their own households well.
- v13 For those who perform well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and also gain much confidence and freedom and boldness in the faith which is [founded on and centers] in Christ Jesus.
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