New Testament1 TimothyQualifications for Deacons · 3:8–133:8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;3:9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.3:11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.3:12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.3:13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
