1 Timothy 3:1
IT is a true saying, If any one desires an episcopate he desires a good work.
Acts 20:28
Take heed to yourselves, therefore, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his blood.
1 Timothy 1:15
The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;
Philippians 1:1
PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
1 Peter 5:2
feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind,
Acts 1:20
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his dwelling be desolate and let no one dwell in it, and his superintendency let another take.
Titus 1:7
For a bishop must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-indulgent, not soon angry, not given to wine, not contentious, not devoted to base gain,
1 Peter 2:25
For you were like lost sheep, but are now returned to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.
Luke 15:10
So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.
Romans 11:13
For I speak to you, gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle of the gentiles, I glorify my ministry,
Ephesians 4:12
for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, comfort the dispirited, assist the sick, be of long suffering towards all men.
1 Timothy 3:2-7
It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach,
1 Timothy 4:9
It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation.
2 Timothy 2:11
The saying is true, For if we died together we shall live together;
Titus 3:8
The word is true, and I wish you to insist strongly concerning these things, that those who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. For these things are honorable and useful to men.
Hebrews 12:15
taking care that no one may come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up may make trouble and by it many be defiled,
James 5:19-20
Brothers, if any one among you errs from the truth, and one converts him,
1 Peter 4:15
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's affairs;