Gain to themselves (εαυτοις περιποιουντα). Present middle indicative of περιποιεω, old verb, to make besides (περ, around, over), …

For they that have used the office of a deacon well. The marginal reading is ministered. The Greek word is the same as that for "…

For they that have used the office of a deacon well.—Better rendered, for they that have served well as deacons.…

Those who serve well in their assigned duties in the church gain for themselves “an excellent standing.” They should be able to maintain great resp…

For they who have served well. Because of a practice that began one or two centuries after the apostles' death—choosing presbyters from th…

For they that have used the office of a deacon well
With diligence and faithfulness, with simplicity and cheerfulnes…

The deacons were at first appointed to distribute the charity of the church and to manage its concerns, yet pastors and evangelists were among them…

1. Above, the Apostle showed what the character of deacons and their wives should be; here he shows how deacons should behave toward their w…