12 Bible Verses about Officers

Taking some soldiers and officers, he at once rushed down to them, and when they saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul.

So next day Agrippa and Bernice proceeded with great pomp to the hall of audience, accompanied by the military commanders and the prominent civilians of the town. Festus then ordered Paul to be brought in.

PAUL and Timotheus, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, as well as to the bishops and deacons:

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the presbyters of the church.

It is a popular saying that "whoever aspires to office is set upon an excellent occupation."

Presbyters who are efficient presidents are to be considered worthy of ample remuneration, particularly those who have the task of preaching and teaching:

I left you behind in Crete in order to finish putting things right and to appoint presbyters in every town as I told you,

Be quick and make terms with your opponent, so long as you and he are on the way to court, in case he hands you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and you are thrown into prison;

Thus, when you go before the magistrate with your opponent, do your utmost to get quit of him on the way there, in case he hales you before the judge; then the judge will hand you over to the jailer and the jailer will throw you in prison.

who went off to discuss with the high priests and commanders how he could betray him to them.

But as the attendants did not find them when they got to the prison, they came back to report,

When day broke, the praetors sent the lictors with the message, "Release these men."