Bible verses about "deaconess" | Sawyer

³ But I wish you to know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman, the man, and the head of Christ, God. ⁴ Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered disgraces his head. ⁵ But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered disgraces her head; for it is one and the same as if she was shaved. ⁶ For if a woman is not veiled then let her hair be cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off, or to be shaved, let her wear a veil. ^{7 (5:2)} For a man ought not to cover his head, being an image and glory of God; but the woman is a glory of man. ⁸ For man is not of woman, but woman of man; ⁹ for man also was not created because of the woman, but woman because of the man. ¹⁰ For this reason ought the woman to have a power [veil] on her head because of the angels. ¹¹ But neither is woman without man, nor man without woman in the Lord; ¹² for as the woman is of the man, so also the man is through the woman, but all things are from God. ¹³ Judge of yourselves; is it becoming that a woman should pray to God unveiled? ¹⁴ Does not nature herself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace to him? ¹⁵ but if a woman wears long hair it is her glory; for the hair is given her for a covering. ¹⁶ But if any one is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom neither have the churches of God.

² It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach,

^{1 (1:1)} PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

³ that the aged women, in like manner, be of behavior becoming holiness, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good, ⁴ that they may instruct the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children, ⁵ sober, pure, fond of home, kind, subject to their husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

¹¹ Let a woman learn quietly in all subjection; ¹² but I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have authority over a man, but to be quiet.

^{8 (2:2)} The deacons in like manner ought to be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not devoted to base gain, ⁹ having the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. ¹⁰ And let these be proved first, then let them serve, being found blameless. ¹¹ The women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, circumspect, faithful in all things. ¹² Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling well their children and their own houses. ¹³ For they who exercise the deaconship well, procure for themselves an honorable standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

⁹ and in like manner also, that women in becoming apparel with modesty and sobriety adorn themselves, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

³ Yes, I beseech you also, faithful yoke-fellow, help those women who strove in the gospel with me, with Clement and the rest of my co-laborers, whose names are in the book of life.

² that you receive her in the Lord worthily of the saints, and assist her in any thing in which she may have need of you; for she has been an assistant of many, and of myself also.

²⁶ and this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila hearing him took him and taught him more accurately the way.

^{3 (11:2)} Salute Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila my co-laborers in Christ Jesus,

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

^{8 (2:2)} The deacons in like manner ought to be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not devoted to base gain,

¹² but I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have authority over a man, but to be quiet.

¹⁰ well reputed for good works, if she has brought up children, if she has exercised hospitality, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the distressed, if she has pursued every good work.

^{1 (11:1)} AND I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a minister of the church in Cenchrea, ² that you receive her in the Lord worthily of the saints, and assist her in any thing in which she may have need of you; for she has been an assistant of many, and of myself also.

¹¹ The women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, circumspect, faithful in all things.

^{1 (11:1)} AND I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a minister of the church in Cenchrea,