Bible verses about "deacons" | CLV

¹ Now in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came to be a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were overlooked in the daily dispensation." ² Now the twelve, calling the multitude of the disciples to them, say, "It is not pleasing for us, leaving the word of God, to be serving at tables." ³ Now, brethren, pick out seven attested men from among you, full of the spirit and of wisdom, whom we will place over this need." ⁴ Yet we shall be persevering in prayer and the dispensation of the word." ⁵ And, pleased by the word spoken before the entire multitude, they choose Stephen, a man full of faith and holy spirit, and Philip and Prochoros and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicholas, a proselyte of Antioch, ⁶ whom they stand before the apostles. And, praying, they place their hands on them." ⁷ And the word of God grows, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied tremendously. Besides, a vast throng of the priests obeyed the faith." ⁸ Now Stephen, full of grace and power, did great miracles and signs among the people. " ⁹ Now there rise certain of those of the synagogue termed Freedmen, and of the Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and the province of Asia, discussing with Stephen." ¹⁰ And they were not strong enough to withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke. ¹¹ Then they suborned men, saying that, "We have heard him speaking declarations, blaspheming Moses and God." ¹² They stir up the people as well as the elders and the scribes, and standing by, they grip him, and led him into the Sanhedrin." ¹³ Besides, they put false witnesses on the stand, who say, "This man does not cease speaking, making declarations against this holy place and the law, ¹⁴ for we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will be demolishing this place and will be changing the customs which Moses gives over to us." ¹⁵ And looking intently at him, all those seated in the Sanhedrin perceived his face as if it were the face of a messenger."

²⁸ Take heed to yourselves and to the entire flocklet, among which the holy spirit appointed you supervisors, to be shepherding the ecclesia of God, which He procures through the blood of His Own."

¹ Now I am commending to you Phoebe, our sister, being a servant also of the ecclesia in Cenchrea,

¹ Faithful is the saying: "If anyone is craving the supervision, he is desiring an ideal work." ² The supervisor, then, must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, sober, sane, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach, ³ no toper, not quarrelsome, but lenient, pacific, not fond of money, ⁴ controlling his own household ideally, having his children in subjection with all gravity -" ⁵ now if anyone is not aware how to control his own household, how will he care for the ecclesia of God? -" ⁶ no novice, lest, being conceited, he should be falling into the judgment of the Adversary." ⁷ Yet he must have an ideal testimony also from those outside, that he should not be falling into the reproach and trap of the Adversary." ⁸ Servants, similarly, are to be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not avaricious, ⁹ having the secret of the faith in a clear conscience. ¹⁰ Now let these also first be tested: thereafter let them be serving, being unimpeachable." ¹¹ The wives, similarly, are to be grave, not adversaries, sober, faithful in all things." ¹² Let servants be the husbands of one wife, controlling children and their own households ideally, ¹³ for those who serve ideally are procuring for themselves an ideal rank and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Servants, similarly, are to be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not avaricious,

⁶ If anyone is unimpeachable, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not under the accusation of profligacy or insubordinate -" ⁷ for the supervisor must be unimpeachable as an administrator of God, not given to self-gratification, not irritable, no toper, not quarrelsome, not avaricious;" ⁸ but hospitable, fond of that which is good, sane, just, benign, self-controlled;" ⁹ upholding the faithful word according to the teaching, that he may be able to entreat with sound teaching as well as to expose those who contradict."

² The supervisor, then, must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, sober, sane, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach,

²⁶ If anyone should be serving Me, let him be following Me, and where I am, there My servant also shall be. And if anyone should be serving Me, the Father shall be honoring him."

¹ Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the supervisors and servants:"

¹ Faithful is the saying: "If anyone is craving the supervision, he is desiring an ideal work." ² The supervisor, then, must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, sober, sane, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach, ³ no toper, not quarrelsome, but lenient, pacific, not fond of money, ⁴ controlling his own household ideally, having his children in subjection with all gravity -" ⁵ now if anyone is not aware how to control his own household, how will he care for the ecclesia of God? -" ⁶ no novice, lest, being conceited, he should be falling into the judgment of the Adversary." ⁷ Yet he must have an ideal testimony also from those outside, that he should not be falling into the reproach and trap of the Adversary." ⁸ Servants, similarly, are to be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not avaricious, ⁹ having the secret of the faith in a clear conscience. ¹⁰ Now let these also first be tested: thereafter let them be serving, being unimpeachable." ¹¹ The wives, similarly, are to be grave, not adversaries, sober, faithful in all things." ¹² Let servants be the husbands of one wife, controlling children and their own households ideally, ¹³ for those who serve ideally are procuring for themselves an ideal rank and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ These things I am writing to you, though expecting to come to you more quickly, ¹⁵ yet, if I should be tardy, that you may be perceiving how one must behave in God's house, which is the ecclesia of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth." ¹⁶ And avowedly great is the secret of devoutness, which was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by messengers, heralded among the nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory."

¹¹ The wives, similarly, are to be grave, not adversaries, sober, faithful in all things." ¹² Let servants be the husbands of one wife, controlling children and their own households ideally,

¹ Now in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came to be a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were overlooked in the daily dispensation." ² Now the twelve, calling the multitude of the disciples to them, say, "It is not pleasing for us, leaving the word of God, to be serving at tables." ³ Now, brethren, pick out seven attested men from among you, full of the spirit and of wisdom, whom we will place over this need." ⁴ Yet we shall be persevering in prayer and the dispensation of the word." ⁵ And, pleased by the word spoken before the entire multitude, they choose Stephen, a man full of faith and holy spirit, and Philip and Prochoros and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicholas, a proselyte of Antioch, ⁶ whom they stand before the apostles. And, praying, they place their hands on them."

⁸ Servants, similarly, are to be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not avaricious, ⁹ having the secret of the faith in a clear conscience. ¹⁰ Now let these also first be tested: thereafter let them be serving, being unimpeachable." ¹¹ The wives, similarly, are to be grave, not adversaries, sober, faithful in all things." ¹² Let servants be the husbands of one wife, controlling children and their own households ideally, ¹³ for those who serve ideally are procuring for themselves an ideal rank and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.