1 Timothy 3:8 (BSB)

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

From 1 Timothy 3. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on 1 Timothy 3:8

• John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on 1 Timothy 3:1-16: CHAPTER 3 1 Timothy 3:1-7 1. This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 1. Certus sermo, si quis episcopatum appetit, praeclarum opus desiderat. 2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 2.
• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on 1 Timothy 3:8-13: We have here the character of deacons: these had the care of the temporal concerns of the church, that is, the maintenance of the ministers and provision for the poor: they served tables, while the ministers or bishops gave themselves only to the ministry of the word and prayer, Act 6:2, Act 6:4.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on 1 Timothy 3:8: Likewise must the deacons be grave,.... The apostle proceeds to give the qualifications, and so the rules for choosing another sort of officers in the church, deacons; whose work and business is, not to preach the Gospel, and administer ordinances; but to take care of the secular affairs of the church, and particularly to serve tables; to provide the bread and wine for the Lord's...
• Albert Barnes (Presbyterian), Barnes' New Testament Notes on 1 Timothy 3:8: Verse 8. Likewise must the deacons. On the meaning of the word deacons, . On their appointment, . The word here evidently denotes those who had charge of the temporal affairs of the church, the poor, etc. No qualifications are mentioned, implying that they were to be preachers of the gospel.