1 Timothy 3:8
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed),
To all the saints (God’s people) in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:
Titus 2:3
Older women similarly are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor addicted to much wine, teaching what is right and good,
Leviticus 10:9
“
Acts 6:3-6
Therefore, brothers, choose from among you seven men with good reputations [men of godly character and moral integrity], full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not
1 Timothy 5:23
No longer
Psalm 5:9
For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say;
Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies].
Their throat is an open grave;
They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.
Psalm 12:2
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Psalm 50:19
“You give your mouth to evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Ezekiel 44:21
Nor shall any priest drink wine when he enters the inner courtyard.
Romans 3:13
“Their throat is an open grave;
They [habitually] deceive with their tongues.”
“The venom of asps is beneath their lips.”
1 Timothy 3:12
Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.
Titus 1:7
For the
James 3:10
Out of the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. These things, my brothers, should not be this way [for we have a moral obligation to speak in a manner that reflects our fear of God and profound respect for His precepts].
1 Peter 5:2
shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;
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The deacons
Double-tongued
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The deacons
To all the saints (God’s people) in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:
Be
Double-tongued
For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say;
Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies].
Their throat is an open grave;
They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
“You give your mouth to evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
“Their throat is an open grave;
They [habitually] deceive with their tongues.”
“The venom of asps is beneath their lips.”