12 Bible Verses about Officers

who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

Accordingly on the morrow Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, and at the order of Festus Paul was brought forward.

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

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

True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor; especially they who labor in the word and in teaching.

For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;

Agree with thine adversary at law quickly, while thou art on the road with him; lest the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

When thou art going with thine adversary at law to the magistrate, take pains, while on the way, to be released by him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

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

But the officers that came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and brought word,

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Release those men.