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1 Timothy 3:8

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Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:6

    Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

  2. 1 Timothy 3:7

    Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

  3. 1 Timothy 3:9

    Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

  4. 1 Timothy 3:10

    And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.