From Nave’s Topical Bible
Deaconess
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 1Passages listed
- 1Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- (R. V., margin)Romans 16:1
The passages, in Bible order (1)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 1 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Romans 16:1
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
Commentary on Romans 16:12 voices
A servant - The Greek word is a deaconness. Of the church in Cenchrea - In the apostolic age, some grave and pious women were appointed deaconnesses in every church. It was their office, not to teach publicly, but to visit the sick, the women in particular, and to minister to them both in their temporal and spiritual necessities.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755Evangelical
I commend unto you Phebe our sister,.... This chapter chiefly consists of commendations and salutations of persons, and begins with the former. It was usual to give letters of commendation of a member of one church to those of another; see 2Co 3:1; The person who is here recommended was, as appears from the subscription of this epistle, if that may be depended on, the bearer of this letter, and is described by her name, Phebe; as she dwelt at Cenchrea, it is probable she was a Grecian, as is her name.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed