King James Version
1 Timothy 3:10 in the King James Version says “And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.” — study this verse from 1 Timothy chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.”
1 Timothy 3:10 · KJV
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“let them use the office of a deacon”
G1247to be an attendant, i.e., wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a christian deacon
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