1 Timothy 3:8-15 Deacons, in the same way, must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not eager for base gain,

Riverside⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ Deacons, in the same way, must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not eager for base gain, ⁹ holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. ¹⁰ They must first be tested, and then let them fill the office of deacon if there is nothing against them. ¹¹ Women, in the same way, must be dignified, not slanderers, temperate, trustworthy in everything. ¹² Deacons must be men true to one woman, presiding well over their children and their own houses. ¹³ Those who have filled the office of deacon well win for themselves a high standing and great boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ I am writing these things to you, although I hope to come to you soon, ¹⁵ but so that if I am delayed you may know how people should conduct themselves in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.