Bible verses about "deaconess" | ACV

² The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,

¹ Paul and Timothy, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the sanctified in Jesus Christ who are at Philippi, with the guardians and helpers:

³ But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God. ⁴ Every man praying or prophesying having something upon his head dishonors his head. ⁵ But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is one and the same thing as the woman who has been shaven. ⁶ For if a woman is not covered, let her also shear herself. But if it is an ugly thing for a woman to shear herself or be shaven, she should be covered. ⁷ For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, being an image and glory of God, but woman is a glory of man. ⁸ For man is not from woman, but woman from man. ⁹ For also man was not created for the woman, but woman for the man. ¹⁰ Because of this the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of the agents. ¹¹ Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord. ¹² For just as the woman is from the man, so also the man is through the woman. But all things are from God. ¹³ Judge ye among yourselves, is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered? ¹⁴ Or does not nature itself teach you that if a man actually wears long hair it is a disgrace to him? ¹⁵ But if a woman wears long hair, it is a glory to her, because her hair has been given for a cloak. ¹⁶ But if any man appears to be a lover of strife, we have no such custom, nor the congregations of God.

³ Aged women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good, ⁴ so that they may admonish the young women to be sensible, to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ to be serious-minded, pure, homemakers, good, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

¹¹ Let a woman learn in silence in all subjection. ¹² But I do not allow a woman to teach, nor to have authority of a man, but to be in quietness.

⁸ Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain, ⁹ holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. ¹⁰ And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve. ¹¹ The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, sober, faithful in all things. ¹² Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well. ¹³ For those who serve well will acquire to themselves a good standing, and much boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.

⁹ And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel,

³ Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them-the women who labored with me in the good news-with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.

²⁶ And this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside, and expounded to him the way of God more accurately.

¹² Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.

⁸ Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

² so that ye may welcome her in the Lord worthily of the sanctified, and that ye provide for her in whatever matter she may have need of you, for she also became a helper of many, and of me myself. ³ Salute Prisca and Aquila my co-workmen in Christ Jesus

¹² But I do not allow a woman to teach, nor to have authority of a man, but to be in quietness.

¹⁰ being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.

¹ Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe who is a helper of the congregation at Cenchreae, ² so that ye may welcome her in the Lord worthily of the sanctified, and that ye provide for her in whatever matter she may have need of you, for she also became a helper of many, and of me myself.

¹¹ The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, sober, faithful in all things.

¹ Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe who is a helper of the congregation at Cenchreae,