Qualifications for Elders

1985 - BISHOP/OVERSEER

1985 episkopos (ep-is'-kop-os)
from 1909 and 4649 (in the sense of 1983);

AV-bishop 6, overseer 1; 7
1) an overseer
1a) a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent
1b) the superintendent, elder, or overseer of a Christian church 		NEW TESTAMENT USAGE

Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers <1985>, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Philippians 1:1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops <1985> and deacons:

1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop <1985> then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

2 Timothy 4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. < of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.>>

Titus 1:7 For a bishop <1985> must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Titus 3:15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. < of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.>>

1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop <1985> of your souls.