• Acts 6:1-5. To look after the temporal business of the church. BHB 177.5
• 1 Timothy 3:8, 9. Blameless character, those who never violate their conscience. BHB 177.6
• 1 Timothy 3:12. Must control their own children and households. BHB 177.7
• 1 Timothy 3:10. Proved before they are ordained. BHB 177.8
• 1 Timothy 3:13; Acts 6:8. Faithful deacons are valuable workers. Testimonies for the Church 5:304. BHB 177.9