The only passage in Scripture that mentions the qualifications for deacons is 1 Timothy 3:8–13. Paul lists the qualifications for elders in both 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, but he makes no mention of deacons in his letter to Titus. The similarities of the qualifications for deacons and elders/overseers are striking in 1 Timothy 3. Like an elder, a deacon must not be addicted to much wine (cf. 1 Tim. 3:3, “not a drunkard”), not greedy for dishonest
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