Belleville's footnote 61 sources examined: 1 Corinthians 16:15-18 -- no women deacons found
Mike checks Belleville's first footnoted verse for her 'readily labeled' claim.
1 Corinthians 16:15-18 mentions the household of Stephanas who 'devoted themselves to the service (diakonia) of the saints.' No women are specifically mentioned, and the word is used in its generic sense of service, not the official office. This doesn't support the claim that women are readily labeled deacons.
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