1 Timothy 3:10

10 And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.

1 Timothy 3:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Timothy 3:10

And let these also first be proved
Not that they should be tried in any part of the deacon's office, to see how capable they are of performing it; but their internal and external characters are to be looked into and examined, and if they appear, to be right, then they are to be approved of, chosen and called unto, and invested with the office:

then let them use the office of a deacon;
let them be employed and minister in the several parts and branches of that office:

being found blameless;
not without sin, but free from any gross and enormous one; not before God, but in the sight of men; (See Gill on 1 Timothy 3:2).

1 Timothy 3:10 In-Context

8 Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,

9 holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

10 And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.

11 Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.