12 Bible Verses about Officers

who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the chiliarch and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

The next day therefore, Agrippa and Bernice coming with much pomp, and entering into the court, together with the chief officers, and men of greatest eminence in the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.

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

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

It is certain, if any one is desirous of the episcopal office, he desireth a good work.

Let the elders, who preside well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those that labour in preaching and teaching.

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order what remained, and ordain elders in every city as I directed thee:

Be friends with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; least the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:

When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, endeavour while thou art in the way to be discharged, least he force thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer carry thee to prison.

And he went and conferred with the chief priests and the captains, how he might betray Him unto them.

But when the officers came they found them not in the prison: so they returned,

And when it was the day the governors sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.