Here we have collected several Bible verses about Deacons from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version (KJV).
"But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant" - Matthew 23:11 KJV
"But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:" - Mark 10:43 KJV
"Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man" - 1 Corinthians 3:5 KJV
"Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the…
"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…