Qualifications for Deacons

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain, holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience, 10 and these also must be tested first; then let them serve if they[a] are above reproach.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:10 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as conditional