Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Let these
Bible References
Let these
1 Timothy 3:6
nor must he be a new convert; for fear he should be elated with pride, and so involve himself in the same ruin as the devil.
1 Timothy 5:22
Don't be hasty to ordain any man: and be not accessory to the faults of others: preserve your own integrity.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Use
1 Timothy 3:13
for they who duly discharge that office, prepare their way to a higher degree, and may promote the christian faith with the greater freedom.
Acts 6:1
At that time, as the number of the disciples was multiplied, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the distribution that was made daily.
Being
1 Timothy 3:2
a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching:
1 Corinthians 1:8
and God will confirm you to the end, that ye may be unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:22
through his own death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his own sight:
Titus 1:6
to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly.