Being a Deacon

5 passages

1. 1 Timothy 3:8

   Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

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2. 1 Timothy 3:2

   An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

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3. Titus 3:1

   Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

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4. 1 Timothy 3:11

   In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

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5. Titus 2:3

   Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

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