1 Timothy 3:10 - Revised Version 1885 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And let them also be tried and investigated and proved first; then, if they turn out to be above reproach, let them serve [as deacons]. American Standard Version (1901) And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless. Common English Bible They should also be tested and then serve if they are without fault. Catholic Public Domain Version And these things should be proven first, and then they may minister, being without offense. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime. |