Thesemen must alsofirstbe tested;thenlet them serve as deaconsif they are beyond reproach.
whowill alsoconfirmyou to the end,blamelessin the dayof our LordJesusChrist.
yetHe has nowreconciledyou in His fleshlybodythroughdeath,in order to presentyou beforeHim holyand blamelessand beyond reproach--
For thosewho have servedwellas deaconsobtainfor themselvesa highstandingand greatconfidencein the faiththat is in ChristJesus.
An overseer,then,mustbe above reproach,the husbandof onewife,temperate,prudent,respectable,hospitable,able to teach,
[and] not a new convert,sothat he will not become conceitedand fallinto the condemnationincurred by the devil.
Do not layhandsupon anyone[too] hastilyand therebyshare[responsibility for] the sinsof others;keepyourselffree from sin.
Beloved,do not believeeveryspirit,but testthe spiritsto see whetherthey are from God,becausemanyfalse prophetshave goneout into the world.
