Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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Interpretation
The deacons were at first appointed to distribute the charity of the church, and to manage its concerns, yet pastors and evangelists were among them. The deacons had a great trust reposed in them.
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This thought runs through 1 Timothy 3:7-10.