Biblical Qualifications for Deacons
NIV 1 Timothy 3:1-13
Elders must be...
- above reproach,
- the husband of but one wife,
- temperate,
- self-controlled,
- respectable,
- hospitable,
- able to teach,
- not given to drunkenness,
- not violent but gentle,
- not quarrelsome,
- not a lover of money.
- manage his own family well
- his children obey him with proper respect.
- He must not be a recent convert,
- He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,
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Deacons, likewise, are to be
- men worthy of respect<4586>,
- sincere<1351>
- not indulging in much wine<4337>
- not pursuing dishonest gain. <146>
- keep hold<2192> of the deep truths of the faith
- with a clear conscience.
- first be tested; <1381>
- and then if there is nothing against<410> them, let them serve as deacons
- their wives are to be women worthy of respect,<4586>
- not malicious talkers <1228>
- but temperate <3524>
- trustworthy in everything. <4103>
- A deacon must be the husband of but one wife <435>
- must manage <4291> his children and his household well.
- Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
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NIV 1 Timothy 3:1-13
- Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.
- Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
- not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
- He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.
- (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)
- He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
- He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.
- Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of
respect,
sincere,
not indulging in much wine, and
not pursuing dishonest gain.
- They must
keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a
clear conscience.
- They must first
be tested; and then if there is
nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
- In the same way, their wives are to be women
worthy of respect,
not malicious talkers but
temperate and
trustworthy in everything.
- A deacon must be the
husband of but one wife and must
manage his children and his household well.
- Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
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