Isaiah 56:10-11
10 aHis watchmen are blind;they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent bdogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
11 cThe dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But dthey are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
eeach to his own gain, one and all.
1 Timothy 3:3
3not a drunkard, not violent but fgentle, not quarrelsome, gnot a lover of money.1 Timothy 3:8
Qualifications for Deacons
8 hDeacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, ▼▼Or devious in speech
jnot addicted to much wine, knot greedy for dishonest gain. 1 Peter 5:2
2 lshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
nnot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you
pnot for shameful gain, but eagerly;
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