1 Timothy 3:1
It is a popular saying that "whoever aspires to office is set upon an excellent occupation."
Acts 20:28
Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a sure word, it deserves all praise, that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"; and though I am the foremost of sinners,
Philippians 1:1
PAUL and Timotheus, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, as well as to the bishops and deacons:
1 Peter 5:2
be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly instead of being pressed to it, not to make a base profit from it but freely,
Acts 1:20
Now it is written in the book of psalms, Desolate be his residence, may no one dwell in it: also, let another man take over his charge.
Titus 1:7
[For a bishop must be above reproach ??he is a steward of God's house ??he must not be presumptuous or hot-tempered or a drunkard or violent or addicted to pilfering;
1 Peter 2:25
You were astray like sheep, but you have come back now to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
Luke 15:10
So, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over a single sinner who repents."
Romans 11:13
I tell you this, you Gentiles, that as an apostle to the Gentiles I lay great stress on my office,
Ephesians 4:12
for the equipment of the saints, for the business of the ministry, for the upbuilding of the Body of Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:14
We beseech you, brothers, keep a check upon loafers, encourage the faint-hearted, sustain weak souls, never lose your temper with anyone;
1 Timothy 3:2-7
Well, for the office of a bishop a man must be above reproach; he must be only married once, he must be temperate, master of himself, unruffled, hospitable, a skilled teacher,
1 Timothy 4:9
It is a sure word, it deserves all praise,
2 Timothy 2:11
It is a sure word, that "If we have died with him, we shall live with him,
Titus 3:8
It is a sure saying. I want you to insist on this, that those who have faith in God must profess honest occupations. Such counsels are right and good for men.
Hebrews 12:15
see to it that no one misses the grace of God, that no root of bitterness grows up to be a trouble by contaminating all the rest of you;
James 5:19-20
My brothers, if anyone of you goes astray from the truth and someone brings him back,
1 Peter 4:15
None of you must suffer as a murderer or a thief or a bad character or a revolutionary;