5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership 1 must be counted worthy 2 of double honor, 3 especially those who work hard in speaking 4 and teaching.
3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, 5 not two-faced, 6 not given to excessive drinking, 7 not greedy for gain,
1 tn Grk “who lead well.”
2 tn Or “deserving.”
3 tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase
denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”
4 tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”
5 tn Or “respectable, honorable, of serious demeanor.”
6 tn Or “insincere,” “deceitful”; Grk “speaking double.”
7 tn Grk “not devoted to much wine.”