Bible Verses About The Bishop Of Rome

This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Defines desire for the bishop office

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Lists bishop qualifications

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Defines bishop conduct

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

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

Mentions bishops and deacons together

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Calls Christ the Shepherd and Bishop of souls

To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

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Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

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Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.

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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:

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And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

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And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

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Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

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Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

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When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

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Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

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So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

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Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

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Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

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But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

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And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

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For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

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When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

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All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.

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He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

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But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

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I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.

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Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

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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.

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