丁梅斯代尔先生教团中的长老、执事、修女，以及年轻貌美的少女们都众口一词地再三要求他对医生自告奋勇的治疗不妨一试。
The elders, the deacons, the motherly dames, and the young and fair maidens, of Mr. Dimmesdale's flock, were alike importunate that he should make trial of the physician's frankly offered skill.
《教牧书信》上就看到有长老，执事，主教，但这三个职位在那本书里还没形成,清晰的三层等级结构。
We saw presbyters and deacons,and bishops in a certain sense, in the Pastoral Epistles,but they weren't carefully formed into a three-tiered institution of offices.
在认信基督的圣约团体中，神命定了三个特定的职事：牧师、长老、和执事。
God has ordained three special offices in the Christ-confessing covenant community: minister, elder and deacon.
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