12 Bible Verses about Officers

who immediately taking soldiers and centurions ran down upon them; and seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, they ceased beating Paul.

On the next day, therefore, Agrippa and Bernice coming with great pomp, and entering into the place of hearing with chiliarchs and men of distinction in the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought.

PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

And from Miletus sending to Ephesus he called for the elders of the church.

IT is a true saying, If any one desires an episcopate he desires a good work.

Let the elders who rule well be accounted worthy of a double compensation, especially those who labor in word and teaching.

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you might regulate things which are deficient, and appoint elders in every city, as I charged you,

Agree with your accuser quickly, while you are with him in the way, lest the accuser deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

For when you go with your adversary to a ruler, on the way labor to be released from him, lest he take you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison;

and he went and conferred with the chief priests and commanders as to how he might deliver him to them.

But the officers going did not find them in the prison; and returning they reported,

And when it was day the prefects sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go.