In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.

In place of brass, I will give gold, and for iron silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make Peace your judge, and Righteousness your overseer.

But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.

And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew: These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.

And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.

And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.

Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.

And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour; (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)

Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.

Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you; Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled. For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself; But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled; read more. Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.

The teaching of baptisms, and of the putting on of hands, and of the future life of the dead, and of the judging on the last day.

Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.

Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.

Give words of love from me to those who are rulers over you, and to all the saints. Those who are in Italy send you their love.

Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.

Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.

Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.

Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;