For they that have used the office of a deacon well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
“They that use the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree,” that is, heavenly advancement, “and much boldness in the faith of Jesus Christ”; as if he would say, that those who have been found vigilant in the lower degree will soon ascend to the higher.
