Bible verses about "bishop" | WPNT

¹⁹ Then at evening on that first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and He says to them, “Peace to you!” ²⁰ And upon saying this He showed them His hands and His side. Well, the disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord! ²¹ So Jesus said to them again: “Peace to you! Just as the Father sent me, I also send you.” ²² Upon saying this He breathed on them and said: “Receive Holy Spirit! ²³ To whomever you forgive the sins, they are forgiven to them; to whomever you retain, they have been retained.”

¹¹ Yes, He Himself gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

⁶ But so that you may know that the Son of the Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins”—then He says to the paralytic, “On your feet, pick up your pallet and go to your house”. ⁷ So he got up and went off to his house. ⁸ And seeing it the crowds marveled and glorified God, the one giving such authority to the people.

¹ Become my imitators, just as I am Christ’s. ² Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things and hold the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

⁵ I left you in Crete for this reason, that you should set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every town as I directed you

¹ Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

²³ When they had appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord into whom they had believed.

² Also, the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men who will be competent to teach others also.

¹¹ Let a woman learn in silence, in full subordination. ¹² I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. ¹³ For Adam was formed first, then Eve. ¹⁴ Also, Adam was not deceived; rather, the woman, being deceived, became a transgressor. ¹⁵ However, she will be saved through the Childbirth —if they continue in faith, love and holiness, with self-control.

² Now then, it is obligatory for the overseer to be above reproach, a one woman man, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, good at teaching,