1 Timothy 3
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1 Timothy 3:8-12

8LikewiseG5615 must the deaconsG1249 be graveG4586, notG3361 doubletonguedG1351, notG3361 given toG4337 muchG4183 wineG3631, notG3361 greedy of filthy lucreG146; 9HoldingG2192 the mysteryG3588G3466 of the faithG3588G4102 inG1722 a pureG2513 conscienceG4893. 10AndG1161 letG1381 theseG3778 alsoG2532 firstG4412 be provedG1381; thenG1534 let them use the office of a deaconG1247, beingG1510 found blamelessG410. 11Even soG5615 must their wivesG1135 be graveG4586, notG3361 slanderersG1228, soberG3542, faithfulG4103 inG1722 all thingsG3956. 12LetG1510 the deaconsG1249 beG1510 the husbandsG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, rulingG4291 their childrenG5043 andG2532 their ownG2398 housesG3624 wellG2573.

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