For those who have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

 The Christian leader must be peaceable (amachos, G269) . The Greek word means disinclined to fight. There are people who, as we might put it, are "trigger-happy" in their relationships with other people. But the real Christian leader wants nothing so much as he wants peace with his fellow-men. 