The Sinodos
Section 19
Statute 18. Concerning Deacons, that they should be doers of good works. Said Endreyas : Deacons shall be doers of good works by night and by day, with everyone in every place ; and they shall not exalt themselves over the poor and needy, nor respect the person of the rich ; and they shall look out for those who have nothing, and give to them of that which is left ; and shall bid those who have somewhat to give alms to them, that they may do what our Lord said : I was hungry (and) ye fed me. For he who ministers well the ministry without fault shall inherit a place of rest.
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Text. The Rev. G. Horner, The Statutes of the Apostles, 1904. Public domain by age. Horner's English of the Ge'ez Sinodos he prints in the same volume, recovered from the scan by the word coordinates rather than by its plain OCR. Not audited: no independent reference counts exist for this text. His own numbering is kept, including the two statutes he numbers 40.