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1 Timothy 3:10-12 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

10. Moreover, they should be tested first; then, if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.

11. Women, similarly, should be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in everything.

12. Deacons may be married only once and must manage their children and their households well.

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