1 Timothy 3:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 Moreover, they should be tested first; then, if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons. 11 Women,[a] similarly, should be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in everything.(A) 12 Deacons may be married only once and must manage their children and their households well.
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- 3:11 Women: this seems to refer to women deacons but may possibly mean wives of deacons. The former is preferred because the word is used absolutely; if deacons’ wives were meant, a possessive “their” would be expected. Moreover, they are also introduced by the word “similarly,” as in 1 Tm 3:8; this parallel suggests that they too exercised ecclesiastical functions.
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