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Don Johnson

Don Johnson

2008-03-31

diakonos is masculine. Phoebe is clearly female. It is an apparent gender mismatch, but this is why I think it is not right to translate it as servant (ala ESV); the gender mismatch indicates it is a ministry to me.

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To Diane Sellner Of Carm

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