Being a Deacon

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.