3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, 6 not two-faced, 7 not given to excessive drinking, 8 not greedy for gain, 3:9 holding to the mystery of the faith 9 with a clear conscience. 3:10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless. 3:11 Likewise also their wives 10 must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect. 3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife 11 and good managers of their children and their own households. 3:13 For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves 12 and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. 13
3:14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions 14 to you 3:15 in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves 15 in the household of God, because it is 16 the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth. 3:16 And we all agree, 17 our religion contains amazing revelation: 18
He 19 was revealed in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit, 20
seen by angels,
proclaimed among Gentiles,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.