-(Servant, waiter) -(One charged with the temporal affairs of the local congregation) -Selected by the people Acts 6:1-6 -Characteristics of I Timothy 3:8-13 -The Greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant, and is so translated in Matthew 23:11; John 12:26 -Also translated "minister," Mark 10:43; I Corinthians 3:5; I Thessalonians 3:2
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