¹³ I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles,^(A) I take pride in my ministry

⁴ For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,^(A)

Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

3 Here is a trustworthy saying:^(A) Whoever aspires to be an overseer^(B) desires a noble task.

¹⁰ They must first be tested;^(A) and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.

¹³ Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.