1 Timothy 3:10
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And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime.

let these.

1 Timothy 3:6 Not a neophyte: lest, being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil.

1 Timothy 5:22 Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men's sins. Keep thyself chaste.

1 John 4:1 Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they be of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

use.

1 Timothy 3:13 For they that have ministered well shall purchase to themselves a good degree and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Acts 6:1,2 And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. . . .

being.

1 Timothy 3:2 It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

1 Corinthians 1:8 Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the days of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:22 Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted and blameless before him:

Titus 1:6,7 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly. . . .

Context
Qualifications for Deacons
9Holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience. 10And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime. 11The women in like manner: chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things.…
Cross References
Colossians 1:22
Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted and blameless before him:

1 Timothy 5:22
Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men's sins. Keep thyself chaste.

Lexicon
Additionally,
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they
οὗτοι (houtoi)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

must first be tested.
δοκιμαζέσθωσαν (dokimazesthōsan)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1381: From dokimos; to test; by implication, to approve.

Then,
εἶτα (eita)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1534: A particle of succession, then, moreover.

if they are
ὄντες (ontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

above reproach,
ἀνέγκλητοι (anenklētoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 410: Irreproachable, blameless. Unaccused, i.e. irreproachable.

let them serve as deacons.
διακονείτωσαν (diakoneitōsan)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1247: From diakonos; to be an attendant, i.e. Wait upon (figuratively) teacher; technically, to act as a Christian deacon.


Additional Translations
Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.

And these also, let them be tested first; then let them serve, being blameless.

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.

And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].

And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons.

Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.
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