Bible Verses about “being a deacon”
The Bible contains 27 verses about being a deacon across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,”
“The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”
“¶ Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
“Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”
“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
“Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”
“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 Jesus.”
“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.”
“¶ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”
“¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:”
“Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.”
“But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”
“Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.”
“¶ And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”
“Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples [unto them], and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.”
“And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:”
“And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.”
“Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.”
“¶ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.”
“And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.”
“Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.”
“And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him] to the council,”
“And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:”
“For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.”
“And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.”
“¶ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:”