Deacon (4 Occurrences)

... The name "deacon" is nowhere applied to them in the New Testament; they are simply called "the seven" (21:8). Their office was at first secular, but it ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deacon.htm - 14k

Deacon's (1 Occurrence)

... Multi-Version Concordance Deacon's (1 Occurrence). 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deacon's.htm - 6k

Deaconess (1 Occurrence)

... 1. (n.) A female deacon. 2. (n.) One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DEACON; DEACONESS. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deaconess.htm - 12k

Office (64 Occurrences)

... Similarly in the New Testament the word is used in periphrastic renderings, eg priest's office (Luke 1:8, 9); office of a deacon (diakonia, 1 Timothy 3:10 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/office.htm - 30k

Government (20 Occurrences)

... Paul (Philippians 1:1) addresses "all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons." See BISHOP; DEACON. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/government.htm - 50k

Wisely (60 Occurrences)

... dignity. (WEY). 1 Timothy 3:12 A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wisely.htm - 24k

Eunuch (20 Occurrences)

... who occupied a leading position as treasurer at the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and who was converted and baptized by Philip the deacon (Acts 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eunuch.htm - 22k

Ethiopian (11 Occurrences)

... who occupied a leading position as treasurer at the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and who was converted and baptized by Philip the deacon (Acts 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopian.htm - 18k

Dazzling (7 Occurrences)

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Order (809 Occurrences)

... 13. (n.) An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- often used in the plural; as, to take orders ... biblethesaurus.org/o/order.htm - 48k

Gaining (17 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gaining.htm - 11k

Rests (25 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rests.htm - 13k

Evangelist (2 Occurrences)

... Christ was an evangelist, for He also "preached the gospel" (Luke 20:1); Paul was an evangelist as well as an apostle (Romans 1:15); Philip the deacon was an ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evangelist.htm - 23k

Deacons (5 Occurrences)

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Magus

... 2. Simon and the Apostles: (1) Simon and Philip: It so happened, however, that Philip the deacon and evangelist went down from Jerusalem to Samaria, and ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magus.htm - 23k

Priest (500 Occurrences)

... possessing this power. 3. (n.) A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized ... biblethesaurus.org/p/priest.htm - 88k

Purchase (25 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ ... biblethesaurus.org/p/purchase.htm - 16k

Proved (49 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). 1 Timothy 3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proved.htm - 20k

Catechist

... A Jew, pagan, or heretic of good moral standing, upon application to the deacon, presbyter, or bishop, was admitted into the state of catechumen by the sign of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catechist.htm - 12k

Catechumen

... A Jew, pagan, or heretic of good moral standing, upon application to the deacon, presbyter, or bishop, was admitted into the state of catechumen by the sign of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catechumen.htm - 12k

Acquiring (4 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acquiring.htm - 7k

Service (317 Occurrences)

... from root meaning "to run on errands," and so attendance, aid as a servant, ministry, relief, and hence, service; compare English word "deacon"; Paul: "that I ... biblethesaurus.org/s/service.htm - 42k

Honourable (72 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/h/honourable.htm - 28k

Church (110 Occurrences)

... Next there are the deacon and the deaconess (Philippians 1:1 1 Timothy 3:8-13), whose work appears to have lain largely in house to house visitation and a ... biblethesaurus.org/c/church.htm - 89k

Bishop (4 Occurrences)

... appear as deacons to have had any part in the sacred ministry, except, in the case of Philip the evangelist, if it be assumed that he was a deacon, which is ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bishop.htm - 40k

Position (189 Occurrences)

... Romans 12:7 Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it; (BBE). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/position.htm - 37k

Freedom (45 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/f/freedom.htm - 21k

Degree (19 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ ... biblethesaurus.org/d/degree.htm - 16k

Proclaiming (63 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proclaiming.htm - 25k

Ministry (44 Occurrences)

... SeeBISHOP; CHURCH GOVERNMENT; DEACON; ELDER. The court of elders had no president or permanent chairman. There was a two-fold not a threefold ministry. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/ministry.htm - 51k

Speech (107 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/s/speech.htm - 36k

Prove (83 Occurrences)

... (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). 1 Timothy 3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prove.htm - 34k

Hebrews (24 Occurrences)

... Otherwise Luke, Clement of Rome, Barnabas, Silas, Apollos, Priscilla and Aquila, Philip the Deacon, and Aristion have all had their champions. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hebrews.htm - 70k

Rule (291 Occurrences)

... DBY). 1 Timothy 3:12 A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well. (WEY). 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rule.htm - 39k

Simon (75 Occurrences)

... 11). He afterwards became a professed convert to the faith under the preaching of Philip the deacon and evangelist (12, 13). His ... biblethesaurus.org/s/simon.htm - 91k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... to a Christian cavalry officer in the Egyptian army are also preserved, while papyri and ostraca from circa 600 AD show that at this time no deacon could be ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Filled (336 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring ... biblethesaurus.org/f/filled.htm - 35k

Keys (2 Occurrences)

... It was Philip, the deacon-evangelist, who first preached to the Samaritans (Acts 8), and some "men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keys.htm - 32k

Gifts (144 Occurrences)

... foreshadowed the official powers of the presbyter or bishop, the gift of helps appears to furnish the germ of the gracious office of the deacon-the "minister ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gifts.htm - 61k

Spiritual (42 Occurrences)

... foreshadowed the official powers of the presbyter or bishop, the gift of helps appears to furnish the germ of the gracious office of the deacon-the "minister ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spiritual.htm - 51k

Power (862 Occurrences)

... It was Philip, the deacon-evangelist, who first preached to the Samaritans (Acts 8), and some "men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch ... biblethesaurus.org/p/power.htm - 66k

Dead (580 Occurrences)

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Household (222 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 3:12 A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well. (WEY NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/h/household.htm - 47k

Epistle (13 Occurrences)

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