1 Timothy 3:8 meaning and explanation
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
1 Timothy 3:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes to Timothy, who is overseeing the church in Ephesus, and having listed the character required of overseers he now turns to deacons. The Greek word diakonos means servant or minister, and the word likewise ties these qualifications to the ones just given.
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