12 Bible Verses about Officers

At once he took soldiers and centurions, and rushed down upon them. When they saw the tribune and the troops, they left off beating Paul.

So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and took their places in the hall of audience, accompanied by the tribunes and men of high rank in the city. At the command of Festus Paul was brought in.

Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, and to the elders and deacons.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church to come to him;

This is a faithful saying, "If any man is seeking the office of a minister he is aspiring to a noble task."

Let the elders who fill their offices well, be held worthy of twofold honor; especially those who have the task of preaching and teaching.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you might set right the things left unfinished, and appoint presbyters in every city as I had instructed you;

"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.

"For as you go before the magistrate with your opponent do your utmost to get quit of him, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge delivers you over to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

And he went out and conferred with the chief priests and commanders

But the officers who went did not find them in the prison; so they came back and reported,

But in the morning the praetors sent their lictors with the order, "Let these men go."