It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil.

And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons.

And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.

Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all, so that it may also be a warning to the rest.

So also the right actions of some are evident to the world, and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight.