Bible verses about "bishop" | Haweis

¹⁹ When the evening therefore was come, on the same first day of the week, and the doors being fastened where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be to you. ²⁰ And thus speaking, he shewed them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. ²¹ Jesus therefore spake to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. ²² And so speaking, he breathed on them, and said, Receive the Holy Ghost: ²³ whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins soever ye retain, they are retained.

¹¹ And he himself appointed, some indeed apostles, and some prophets; and others preachers of the Gospel; and others pastors and teachers;

⁶ But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, (then he saith to the paralytic,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. ⁷ And he arose, and went to his house. ⁸ But when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.

¹ BE ye imitators of me, as I am of Christ. ² Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the injunctions as I delivered them unto you.

⁵ For this purpose I left thee behind me at Crete, that thou mightest direct the regulations which remained to be executed, and that thou shouldest appoint presbyters in every city, as I charged thee to do:

¹ PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

²³ Then appointing them presbyters in every city, by prayer with fastings they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

² And the things which thou hast heard of me before many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who shall be qualified to teach others also.

¹¹ Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection: ¹² for I permit not a woman to teach in public, or to assume authority over the man, but to abide in silence. ¹³ For Adam was first formed, Eve afterwards. ¹⁴ And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, by transgression fell. ¹⁵ But she shall be saved through childbearing, if they abide in faith, and love, and holiness with sobriety.

² A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching;