(A)Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not [a]double-tongued, [b](B)or addicted to much wine [c](C)or fond of sordid gain,

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:8 Or given to double-talk
  2. 1 Timothy 3:8 Lit not
  3. 1 Timothy 3:8 Lit not

11 [a]Women must likewise be dignified, (A)not malicious gossips, but (B)temperate, faithful in all things.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:11 I.e. either deacons’ wives or deaconesses

(A)Older men are to be (B)temperate, dignified, sensible, (C)sound (D)in faith, in love, in [a]perseverance.

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  1. Titus 2:2 Or steadfastness