12 Bible Verses about Officers

And he immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. When they saw the officer and the soldiers, they ceased beating Paul.

Therefore, on the morrow, when Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and entered the place of audience, with the officers and principal men of the city, Paul, at the command of Festus, was brought forth.

PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

This is a true saying: If any desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.

Let the elders who rule well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and teaching.

I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you might set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I commanded you:

Come to an agreement with your opponent at law quickly, while you are on the road with him, lest your opponent at law deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.

And he went away, and conferred with the chief priests and the captains how he might deliver him up to them.

But when the attendants came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and reported,

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the lictors, saying: Release those men.