Matthew 20:26

26 aIt shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
Greek diakonos

Romans 13:4

4for che is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, dan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

1 Corinthians 3:5

5What then is Apollos? What is Paul? eServants through whom you believed, fas the Lord assigned to each.

2 Corinthians 11:23

23Are they gservants of Christ? hI am a better one—I am talking like a madmanwith far greater labors, ifar more imprisonments, jwith countless beatings, and koften near death.

Ephesians 3:7

7 lOf this gospel I was made ma minister according to the gift of nGod’s grace, which was given me oby the working of his power.

1 Timothy 3:8

Qualifications for Deacons

8 pDeacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,
Or devious in speech
rnot addicted to much wine, snot greedy for dishonest gain.

1 Timothy 3:12

12Let deacons each be tthe husband of one wife, umanaging their children and their own households well.
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