en_tn/1ti/03/08.md

## translationWords

* [[en:tw:conscience]]
* [[en:tw:deacon]]
* [[en:tw:faith]]
* [[en:tw:serve]]
* [[en:tw:true]]

## translationNotes

* **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.”