1Ti 3:8, 2Ti 2:24, Tit 1:7, 1Pe 5:2 | ISV | STEP | Deacons, too, must be serious. They must not be two-faced, addicted to wine, or greedy for money.

1 Timothy 3:8

8 Deacons, too, must be serious. They must not be two-faced, ^{▼▼Lit. double-worded} addicted to wine, or greedy for money.Lev 10:9; Ezek 44:21; Acts 6:3; 1Tim 6:3

2 Timothy 2:24

24 A servant ^{▼▼Or slave} of the Lord must not argue. Instead, he must be kind to everyone, teachable, ^{▼▼Or able to teach} willing to suffer wrong,1Tim 3:2-3; Titus 1:9; 3:2

Titus 1:7

7 Because an overseer is God's administrator, he must be blameless. He must not be arrogant or irritable. He must not drink too much, be a violent person, or use shameful ways to make money.Lev 10:9; Matt 24:45; 1Cor 4:1-2; Eph 5:18; 1Tim 3:3, 8; 1Pet 5:2

1 Peter 5:2

2 Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires.John 21:15-17; Acts 20:28; 1Cor 9:17; 1Tim 3:3, 8; Titus 1:7