1 Timothy 3:10
They should be tested first, and only appointed to their Office if no objection is raised against them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
In Context
9but men who hold the deep truths of the Faith and have a clear conscience.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:8And God himself will strengthen you to the end, so that at the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ you may be found blameless.
1 Timothy 3:2The Presiding-Officer should be a man of blameless character; a faithful husband; living a temperate, discreet, and well-ordered life; hospitable, and a skilful teacher,
1 Timothy 3:13Those who have filled that post with honour gain for themselves an honourable position, as well as great confidence through the faith that they place in Christ Jesus.
Titus 1:6They are to be men of irreproachable character, who are faithful husbands, whose children are Christians and have never been charged with dissolute conduct or have been unruly.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:9-14
Qualifications of Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used… Read the whole commentary →