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Let them prove themselves first. If they show they can do it, take them on.
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No exceptions are to be made for women - same qualifications: serious, dependable, not sharp-tongued, not overfond of wine.
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Servants in the church are to be committed to their spouses, attentive to their own children, and diligent in looking after their own affairs.
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Those who do this servant work will come to be highly respected, a real credit to this Jesus-faith.
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I hope to visit you soon, but just in case I'm delayed, I'm writing this letter so
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