Bible Verses About Titles and Names of Ministers

but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;

because, according to their power, I testify, and above their power, they were willing of themselves,

no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness--whose end shall be according to their works.

of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;

and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,

Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;

And I thought it necessary Epaphroditus--my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need--to send unto you,

if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that is under the heaven, of which I became--I Paul--a ministrant.

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

of which I--I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,

but having both suffered before, and having been injuriously treated (as ye have known) in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the good news of God in much conflict,

in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle--truth I say in Christ, I do not lie--a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

Stedfast is the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

And thou--watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that is according to piety,

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Elders who are among you, I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,