Bible verses about "deaconess" | Godbey

³ But I wish you to know, that Christ is the head of every man; and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ. ⁴ Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. ⁵ But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is one and the same to her being shaven. ⁶ If a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it is a disgrace for a woman to be shorn or shaven; let her be covered. ⁷ For a man ought not to cover his head, being the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man. ⁸ For the man is not from the woman; but the woman is from the man; ⁹ for man indeed was not created on account of the woman; but the woman on account of the man. ¹⁰ Therefore the woman ought to have authority on her head, on account of the angels. ¹¹ Moreover neither is the woman without the man in the Lord, nor the man without the woman. ¹² For as the woman is from the man, so the man also is by the woman; and all things from God. ¹³ Judge ye among yourselves: is it becoming for a woman to pray to God uncovered? ¹⁴ Does not nature itself teach you, that, if a man may indeed have long hair, it is a dishonor to him? ¹⁵ But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory unto her: because the hair has been given to her for a covering. ¹⁶ If any one seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

² Therefore it behooves the bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, modest, prudent, orderly, hospitable, competent to teach,

¹ Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

³ likewise that the elderly women be reverent in demeanor, not tattlers, not given to much wine, teachers of that which is good; ⁴ in order that they instruct the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ to be prudent, chaste, domestic, good, submissive to their own husbands, in order that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

¹¹ Let a woman learn in silence in all submission; ¹² but I do not permit a woman to dictate or usurp authority over her husband, but to be in silence.

⁸ Likewise let the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not fond of filthy lucre; ⁹ having the testimony of faith in a pure conscience. ¹⁰ And let them also first be proven; then let them minister the office of deacon, being irreproachable. ¹¹ Likewise let their wives be grave, not tattlers, modest, faithful in all things. ¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses beautifully. ¹³ For those having ministered the office of a deacon beautifully procure to themselves beautiful progress, and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

⁹ likewise that the women adorn themselves in comely apparel, with modesty and prudence; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly garments;

³ Yea, I also entreat thee, noble yoke-fellow, assist those women, whosoever labored with me in the gospel, both along with Clement, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

² in order that you may receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye may assist her in whatsoever matters she may need you: for she has been a helper of many, and myself.

²⁶ and he began to preach boldly in the synagogue. But Priscilla and Aquila, having heard him, took him to themselves, and expounded unto him the way of the Lord more perfectly.

³ Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-laborers in Christ Jesus;

¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses beautifully.

⁸ Likewise let the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not fond of filthy lucre;

¹² but I do not permit a woman to dictate or usurp authority over her husband, but to be in silence.

¹⁰ being witness in beautiful works; if she has brought up children, if she has entertained strangers, if she has washed the feet of saints, if she has succored those in tribulation, if she has followed in every good work.

¹ I commend unto you our sister Phoebe, being a minister of the church which is in Cenchrea, ² in order that you may receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye may assist her in whatsoever matters she may need you: for she has been a helper of many, and myself.

¹¹ Likewise let their wives be grave, not tattlers, modest, faithful in all things.

¹ I commend unto you our sister Phoebe, being a minister of the church which is in Cenchrea,