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- **Deacons, likewise ** - "There are requirements for overseers, there are requirements for deacons too"
- **should be dignified ** - "should be worthy of respect"
- **not double-talkers ** - talkers **- "not saying one thing but meaning another thing" or "not saying one thing to one person and saying something different to another"
- not drinking too much wine - "not addicted to much wine" or "not devoted to much wine"
- not greedy - "not looking for dishonest gain"
- **They should keep the revealed truth of the faith ** - "They must continue to believe the true message God revealed to us and that we believe." This refers to a truth that had existed for some time but that God was showing to them at that moment.
- **with a clean conscience ** - "with a conscience that knows they have done nothing wrong"
- **They should ... be approved first ** - "They should be evaluated to determine if they are fit to serve" or "They should prove themselves first"
- **because they are above reproach ** - "if no one can find anything wrong with them" or “because they are blameless” or “since they have done nothing wrong.”