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NASB | 1 Corinthians 14:34 ¶ The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 14:34 ¶ the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not authorized to speak, but are to take a subordinate place, as the Law says. |
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Bible Note: Hi Tim, For Romans 16:1 the versions never translate "deaconess". They either say "servant" (see NASB)or "deacon" The Greek word is "diakonon" which is the masculine form of the word. In Greek the masculine gender does not refer to sex but, as in Latin, it is just an indication of the function of the word in a sentence. This is why the translations render "servant". Phoebe was thus a servant. She was indeed a female servant. However, she may not have held and office of deacon. Are we not all servants? Paul was an apostle but he was also a servant (diakonos). Deacon or servant is used in a general way indicating a servant. The only passages that speaks about office of deacon is 1 Timothy 3, and where it speaks of deacon it always gives male qualification. For instance, "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife' As you can see, the word "deacon" can include male or female, but the context of 1 Timothy 3 implies only males. Look at 1 Tim. 3:10 where NASB renders "Let these men also first be tested" There is no Greek word, to my knowledge, for "lady deacon" or "deaconess". God bless |