Deaconslikewise[must be] men of dignity,not double-tongued,oraddictedto muchwineorfond of sordid gain,
They speakfalsehoodto oneanother;With flatteringlipsand with a doubleheartthey speak.
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
"You letyour mouthloosein evilAnd your tongueframesdeceit.
Your tonguedevisesdestruction,Like a sharprazor,O workerof deceit.
"Norshall anyof the priestsdrinkwinewhen they enterthe innercourt.
"Do not drinkwineor strongdrink,neither you noryour sonswith you, when you comeinto the tentof meeting,so that you will not die--it is a perpetualstatutethroughout your generations--
"THEIR THROATIS AN OPENGRAVE,WITH THEIR TONGUESTHEY KEEP DECEIVING,""THE POISONOF ASPSIS UNDERTHEIR LIPS";
Pauland Timothy,bond-servantsof ChristJesus,To allthe saintsin ChristJesuswho are in Philippi,includingthe overseersand deacons:
Deaconsmust be husbandsof [only] onewife,[and] goodmanagersof [their] childrenand their ownhouseholds.
An overseer,then,mustbe above reproach,the husbandof onewife,temperate,prudent,respectable,hospitable,able to teach,
not addicted to wineorpugnacious,but gentle,peaceable,free from the love of money.
No longerdrink water[exclusively], but usea littlewinefor the sakeof your stomachand your frequentailments.
For the overseermustbe above reproachas God'ssteward,not self-willed,not quick-tempered,not addicted to wine,not pugnacious,not fond of sordid gain,
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
from the samemouthcome[both] blessingand cursing.My brethren,these thingsoughtnot to be this way.
shepherdthe flockof Godamongyou, exercising oversightnot under compulsion,but voluntarily,accordingto [the will of] God;and not for sordid gain,but with eagerness;
