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INTERCHANGEABLE
TERMS
(BISHOPS/ELDERS/PASTORS)
*Key
passages
Greek
Definitions: Bishops- episkopos= overseers, caretakers, guardians,
protectors, guides, directors, to look after, to
manage, to guard, to give oversight.
Elders-
prebuteros= aged persons, mature, experienced,
tested, faithful.
Pastors- poimen=
shepherds, tend, protect, guide, guard.
A.
BISHOPS:
1.
Acts
1:20
“For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and
let no man dwell therein: and his bishopric(episkope= oversight) let
another take.”
2.
Philippians
1:1
“Paul and Timotheus, the servants(doulos=slave) of Jesus Christ, to all
the saints(hagios=set apart, holy) in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi,
with the bishops(episkopos=overseer, superintendent) and deacons(diakonos=ministrant,
servant) :”
3.
I
Timothy 3:1-7
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office
of a bishop(episkope=oversight), he desireth a good work…A bishop (episkopos=overseer)
must be blameless, husband of one wife…”
4.
*Titus
1:5-9 “Ordain elders(presbuteros=aged persons) in every city…for
the bishop(episkopos= overseer, superintendent) must be blamelesss, the
husband of one wife…”
5.
I
Peter 2:25
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd(poimen=tend)
and Bishop(episkopos=overseer, superintendent) of your souls.”
B.
ELDERS:
1.
Acts
11:30
“Which also they did, and sent it(relief)to the elders (presbuteros=aged
person) by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.”
2.
Acts
14:23
“And when they(Barnabas and Saul) had ordained them elders(presbuteros=aged
person) in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the
Lord, on whom they believed.”
3.
Acts
15:2,4,6,22,23;16:4
“When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with
them(circumcision party), they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain
other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles(apostolos=one
sent forth) and elders(presbuteros=aged person) about this question…”
4.
*Acts
20:17,28 “And from Miletus, he(Paul)sent to Ephesus, and called the elders(presbuteros=aged
person) of the church.
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock over the which
the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers(episkopos=overseer, inspector) to feed(poimaino=to
tend as a shepherd) the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own
blood.”
5.
Acts
21:18
“And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders(presbuteros=aged
person) were present.”
6.
I
Timothy 5:1,17,19
“Rebuke not an elder(presbuteros=aged person) …let the elders(presbuteros=aged
person) that rule well be counted worthy of double(diplous=two fold)
honor(time=weight, honor), especially they who labor in the word and
doctrine…Against an elder(presbuteros=aged person) receive not an
accusation, but before two or three witnesses.”
7.
Titus
1:5
“For this cause left I thee(Titus) in Crete, that thou shoudest set in order
the things that are wanting, and ordained elders (presbuteros=aged
person) in every city, as I had appointed thee:”
8.
James
5:14
“Is any sick among you?
Let him call for the elders(presbuteros=aged person of the church:
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:”
9.
*I
Peter 5:1-3
“The elders(presbuteros=aged persons) which are among you, I exhort,
who am also an elder(presbuteros=aged person)…feed (poimen=shepherd,
tend)the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight(episkope=oversee)thereof,
not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the
flock.”
10.
II John
1
“The elder(presbuteros=aged person) unto the elect lady and her
children…”
11.
III John
1
“The elder(presbuteros=aged person) unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I
love in the truth.”
C.
PASTORS:
1.
Ephesians
4:11-12
“And he gave some, apostles(apostolos=one sent forth); and some, prophets(prophetes=expounder,
prediction and proclamation)); and some evangelists(evaggelistes=messenger
of good news); and some pastors(poimen=shepherd, tend) and teachers (didaskalos=instructor);
for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying
of the body of Christ…”
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