STUDY GUIDE ON DEACONS

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STUDY GUIDE ON DEACONS

Virgil Warren, PhD

“to serve”: διακονέω (diakoneō)

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Reference Text Eccl. General Positions Tech.

Mt. 4:11 Angels came and ministered to him X

8:15 She got up and ministered to them. X

20:28 [I] did not come to be be ministered to, Lord

but to minister, and give his life . . . Lord

25:44 in prison, and did not minister to you? X X

27:45 from Galilee, ministering to him. X X

Mk. 1:13 the angels ministered to him. X

1:31 left her, and she ministered to them. X

10:45 not to be ministered to, but Lord

to minister Lord

15:41 followed him and ministered to him. X

Lk. 4:39 she arose and ministered to them. X

8:3 others who ministered to him X

10:40 my sister has left me to serve alone? X

12:37 will come forth and serve them. Lord

17:8 gird yourself and serve me X

22:26 he that is chief is he that serves. Lord

27 he that sits at meat or he that serves? X

I am among you as he that serves. Lord

Jn. 12:2 made him a supper, and Martha served. X

26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me. X

If anyone serves me, my Father will X

Acts 6:2 leave the word of God and serve tables. X X X?

19:22 two of them that ministered to him. X to an apostle

Rom. 15:25 to Jerusalem to minister to the saints X Jer offering

2 Cor. 3:3 the epistle of Christ ministered by us apostles

evangelists

8:19 that is administered by us to the glory X Jer offering

20 this bounty that is administered by us. X Jer offering

1 Tim. 3:10 let them serve as deacons X

13 because they that have served as deacons X

2 Tim. 1:18 how may things he ministered to X to an apostle

Phil. 13 he might have ministered to me X to an apostle

Heb. 6:10 in that you have ministered to the saints X

and do minister X

1 Pet. 1:12 to us they ministered the things X OT prophets

4:10 minister the same to one another X

11 if any one ministers, (let him do it) X indefinite

“service, ministry”: διακονία (diakonia)

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Lk. 10:40 Martha was distracted about much serving. X

Acts 1:17 [Judas] had obtained part of this ministry. apostle

25 he may take part of this ministry. apostle

6:1 neglected in the daily ministration benevolence

4 to prayer and to the ministry of the word apostle

11:29 determined to send relief to the benevolence

12:25 they had fulfilled (their) ministry benevolence

20:24 the ministry, which I have received apostle

21:19 among the Gentiles by his ministry apostle

Rom. 11:13 I magnify my office apostle

12:7 or ministry, (let us wait) on ministering indefinite

15:31 that my service which (I have) benevolence

1 Cor. 12:5 are differences of administrations, indefinite

16:15 themselves to the ministry of the saints indefinite

2 Cor. 3:7 if the ministration of death, written X

3:8 will not the ministration of the spirit X

9 if the ministration of condemnation X

9 does the ministration of righteousness X

4:1 seeing that we have this ministry apostles

evangelists

5:18 to us the ministry of reconciliation indefinite

6:3 that the ministry not be blamed apostles

evangelists

8:4 the fellowship of the ministering to benevolence

9:1 touching the ministering to the saints benevolence

12 for the administration of this service benevolence

13 by the proving (of you) by this ministration benevolence

11:8 wages (of them) to do you service. apostle

Eph. 4:12 for the work of the ministry indefinite

Col. 4:17 Take heed to the ministry that evangelist

1 Tim. 1:12 putting me into the ministry; apostle

2 Tim. 4:5 make full proof of you ministry. evangelist

11 profitable to me for the ministry, X to an apostle

Heb. 1:14 spirits, sent forth to minister for them X angels

Rev. 2:19 I know you works and love and service X

“deacon, one who serves”: διάκονος (diakonos)

Mt. 20:26 let him be your minister; X

22:13 Then the king said to the servants, X

23:11 greatest among you will be your servant X

Mk. 9:35 be last of all and servant of all X

10:35 among you will be your minister X

Jn. 2:5 His mother says to the servants X

9 the servants that drew the water X

12:26 my servants will also be there X

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Rom. 13:4 he is the minister of God you X

4 he is the minister of God, an avenger X

15:8 a minister of the circumcision for Lord

16:1 Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of X? X?

1 Cor. 3:5 ministers by whom you believed, apostles

evangelists

2 Cor. 3:6 also has made us able ministers "

6:4 ourselves as the ministers of God "

11:15 if his ministers also are transformed X Satan's servants

as the ministers of righteousness "

23 Are they ministers of Christ? "

Gal. 2:17 (is) therefore Christ the minister of sin? Lord

Eph. 3:7 Wherefore I was made a minister apostle

6:21 beloved brother and faithful minister X to an apostle evangelist

Phil. 1:1 with the bishops and deacons X

Col. 1:7 for you a faithful minister of Christ; X to an apostle indefinite

23 I Paul am made a minister, apostle

25 Whereof I am made a minister apostle

4:7 a faithful minister and fellow servant indefinite

evangelist?

1 Th. 3:2 Timothy, our brother and minister of God evangelist

1 Tim. 3:8 Likewise the deacons (must be) grave X

12 deacons be the husbands of one wife, X

4:6 you will be a good minister of evangelist

Observations

1. The terms are used generally and technically.

2. The term “servant” is used of all New Testament offices with the possible exception of prophet. One implication of that fact is that none of the offices are figurehead positions that delegate all the work to other people.

3. Deacon is used of a particular formal function in only two contexts: Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:18-13 (Acts 6:1-6 is conceivably another example although the term involved does not appear.)

4. There is nothing to indicate that deacons had supervisory authority.

5. The question about deaconesses can be raised in connection with three contexts: Romans 16:1; 1 Timothy 3:11; 5:3-16

6. The New Testament does not specify what a deacon’s work is.

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