Bible Verses about “bishop”
Found 25 verses (ordered by relevance) about “bishop” in the KJV version of the Bible
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
“¶ Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ.”
“Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you.”
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”
“Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.”
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”
“And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”
“¶ The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:”
“¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:”
“And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, ‹Receive ye the Holy Ghost:›”
“‹Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them;› [and] ‹whose soever› [sins] ‹ye retain, they are retained.›”
“Then said Jesus to them again, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you: as› [my] ‹Father hath sent me, even so send I you.›”
“And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.”
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”
“¶ Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you.›”
“And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.”
“‹But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,› (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) ‹Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.›”
“And he arose, and departed to his house.”
“But when the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.”
“¶ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:”
“And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.”