8Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
8Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
5 (but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)
6 not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into the fault of the devil.
7 But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge against them.
3:8Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
3:8Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
3:8Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:
3:8Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
3:8Deacons in like manner must be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
3:8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
3:8Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;
3:8Ministrants — in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,
3:8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;