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NASB | Romans 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 16:1 Now I introduce and commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess (servant) of the church at Cenchrea, |
Bible Question:
I know there were women deaconesses and teachers in the early church. Were there other offices besides these that women held in the early church? Does anyone know the names of the women who held some sort of leadership role in early church? (teachers, deaconesses etc) Also direct me to the verses please. Thank you, -M |
Bible Answer: Dear Rod, From the above verse, we can surmise that women sometimes carried letters. The Romans had a mail service, but it was only for government use. Typically private letters were carried by those who were traveling from city to city on some other business (see verse 2). In Him, Doc |
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