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10 And let them first be tested; then, if they prove themselves blameless, let them serve as deacons. 11 Women[a] likewise must be serious, not slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons be married only once,[b] and let them manage their children and their households well;

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:11 Or Their wives, or Women deacons
  2. 1 Timothy 3:12 Gk be husbands of one wife

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