1 Timothy 3:8
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Qualifications for Deacons
8 (A)Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,[a] (B)not addicted to much wine, (C)not greedy for dishonest gain.
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- 1 Timothy 3:8 Or devious in speech
Philippians 1:1
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Greeting
1 Paul and Timothy, servants[a] of Christ Jesus,
To all the (A)saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the (B)overseers[b] and (C)deacons:[c]
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- Philippians 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Philippians 1:1 Or bishops; Greek episkopoi
- Philippians 1:1 Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi
Titus 2:3
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3 (A)Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, (B)not slanderers (C)or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,
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Acts 6:3-6
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3 (A)Therefore, brothers,[a] pick out from among you seven men (B)of good repute, (C)full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But (D)we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, (E)a man full of faith and (F)of the Holy Spirit, and (G)Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, (H)a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and (I)they prayed and (J)laid their hands on them.
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- Acts 6:3 Or brothers and sisters
James 3:10
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10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,[a] these things ought not to be so.
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- James 3:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
1 Timothy 5:23
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23 (No longer drink only water, but (A)use a little wine (B)for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
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1 Timothy 3:3
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3 not a drunkard, not violent but (A)gentle, not quarrelsome, (B)not a lover of money.
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Psalm 52:2
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Psalm 12:2
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2 Everyone (A)utters lies to his neighbor;
with (B)flattering lips and (C)a double heart they speak.
Psalm 5:9
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9 For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is (A)destruction;
(B)their throat is (C)an open grave;
they (D)flatter with their tongue.
Leviticus 10:9
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9 (A)“Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.
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1 Peter 5:2
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2 (A)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] (B)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] (C)not for shameful gain, but eagerly;
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- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit as God would have you
1 Timothy 3:12
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12 Let deacons each be (A)the husband of one wife, (B)managing their children and their own households well.
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Romans 3:13
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13 (A)“Their throat is (B)an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
(C)“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
Ezekiel 44:21
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21 (A)No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.
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Psalm 50:19
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19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
(A)and your tongue frames deceit.
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