12 Bible Verses about Officers

At once he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high ranking officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

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

It is a trustworthy saying: if any one aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might straighten out what was left unfinished, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him to court, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

As you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and officers, how he might betray him to them.

But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported back,

But when it was day, the magistrates sent their police, saying, "Release those men."