Thematic Bible: Membership of officers in
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Church » Membership of officers in » Elders
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Let the elders, who preside well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those that labour in preaching and teaching.
Which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
The elders that are among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed; feed the flock of God that is among you,
For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order what remained, and ordain elders in every city as I directed thee:
A dissension therefore arising, and Paul and Barnabas having no small dispute with them, it was resolved that Paul and Barnabas, and some others, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.
Church » Membership of officers in » Bishops or overseers
For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God, not self-willed, not passionate, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain:
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus, which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
It is certain, if any one is desirous of the episcopal office, he desireth a good work.
Church » Membership of officers in » Deacons
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus, which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Wherefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good character, full of the holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this matter:
The deacons should likewise be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
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