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10 And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deacons. 11 The women[a] likewise must be serious, no slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well;

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  1. 3.11 women: i.e., deaconesses.

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