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 Jesus.”

"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." - 1 Timothy 3:13
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What does 1 Timothy 3:13 mean?

1 Timothy 3:13 (KJV) reads, "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." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the Apostle Paul is giving instructions to Timothy…

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The Noble Calling of a Deacon: Faith and Boldness

As we delve into the role of a deacon, we turn our hearts and minds to the poignant words of 1 Timothy 3:13, which states, "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." The…

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A Prayer for the Faithful Service of Deacons

O Gracious and Everlasting God, We come before You today with humble hearts, acknowledging Your sovereignty and Your unending love for us. We thank You for Your Word, which guides us and gives us strength. As we reflect on the profound truth of 1 Timothy 3:13, "For they that…

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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 Jesus."
1 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 3:15
1 Timothy 2:13 - "For Adam was first formed, then Eve."
2 Timothy 3:13 - "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
1 Timothy 5:3 - "Honour widows that are widows indeed."
1 Timothy 3:3 - "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"
1 Timothy 3:9 - "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."
1 Timothy 4:13 - "Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine."
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
1 Timothy 1:13 - "Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief."
1 Timothy 3:1 - "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
1 Timothy 3:14 - "These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:"
1 Timothy 3:11 - "Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things."
"For Adam was first formed, then Eve." - 1 Timothy 2:13
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
1 Timothy 3:12 - "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well."
1 Timothy 3:6 - "Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil."
1 Timothy 3:8 - "Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;"
1 Timothy 3:4 - "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
"Honour widows that are widows indeed." - 1 Timothy 5:3
2 Timothy 1:13 - "Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus."
1 Timothy 3:10 - "And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless."
"Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." - 1 Timothy 3:9
1 Timothy 1:3 - "As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,"
1 Timothy 3:5 - "(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)"
1 Timothy 3:2 - "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"
"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." - 2 Timothy 3:13
1 Timothy 5:13 - "And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not."