1 Timotius 3:8

3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, ¹  not two-faced, ²  not given to excessive drinking, ³  not greedy for gain,

1 Timotius 3:10

3:10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

1 Timotius 5:20

5:20 Those guilty of sin ⁴  must be rebuked ⁵  before all, ⁶  as a warning to the rest. ⁷ 

1 Timotius 6:14

6:14 to obey ⁸  this command ⁹  without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

[3:8]  ¹ tn Or “respectable, honorable, of serious demeanor.”

[3:8]  ² tn Or “insincere,” “deceitful”; Grk “speaking double.”

[3:8]  ³ tn Grk “not devoted to much wine.”

[5:20]  ⁴ sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.

[5:20]  ⁵ tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[5:20]  ⁶ tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.

[5:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”

[6:14]  ⁸ tn The Greek word τηρέω (threw, traditionally translated “keep”) in this context connotes preservation of and devotion to an object as well as obedience.

[6:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “the command.”

[6:14]  sn The command refers to the duties laid upon Timothy for his ministry in Ephesus (1 Tim 1:3-20; 6:2c-5).