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Bishops (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Bishops (2 Occurrences). Acts 20:28 Take heed
unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy ...
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Bishops'
Bishops'. << Bishops, Bishops'. Bit >>. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BISHOPS'
BIBLE. See ENGLISH VERSIONS. << Bishops, Bishops'. Bit >>. Reference Bible.
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Abba (3 Occurrences)
... (n.) Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches,
a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch. Int. ...
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Bishop (4 Occurrences)
... In apostolic times, it is quite manifest that there was no difference as to order
between bishops and elders or presbyters (Acts 20:17-28; 1 Peter 5:1, 2 ...
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Government (20 Occurrences)
... gifts of "healing," "helps," "governments," "tongues." It may be that "helps" and
"governments" are to be identified with "deacons" and "bishops," to be spoken ...
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Elder (34 Occurrences)
... The "elders" of the New Testament church were the "pastors" (Ephesians 4:11), "bishops
or overseers" (Acts 20:28), "leaders" and "rulers" (Hebrews 13:7; 1 ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/elder.htm - 27k

Deacon (4 Occurrences)
... In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest
order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. ...
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Creeds
... 2. The Nicene Creed: (1) Origin, Date, Character: The Nicene Creed, called sometimes
"the Creed of the 318" from the number of bishops reputed to have been ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/creeds.htm - 28k

Subapostolic
... Of the former (essential to congregational organization) only bishops and deacons
are mentioned, ie those entrusted with rule and oversight, with their ...
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Sub-apostolic
... Of the former (essential to congregational organization) only bishops and deacons
are mentioned, ie those entrusted with rule and oversight, with their ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sub-apostolic.htm - 38k

English
... Edward VI 13. Mary 14. The Geneva Bible (the "Breeches Bible") 15. The Bishops'
Bible 16. Rheims and Douai Version 17. The Authorized Version 18. ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/english.htm - 38k

Ministry (44 Occurrences)
... THREEFOLD CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRY 1. Insistence on Organization (1) Aid Given in
Selecting a Bishop (2) Bishops and Presbyters 2. Multiplication of Orders ...
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Version
... In the strict sense, the "Great Bible" is "the only authorized version; for the
Bishops' Bible and the present Bible [the AV] never had the formal sanction of ...
biblethesaurus.org/v/version.htm - 37k

Church (110 Occurrences)
... Paul addresses the presbyter-bishops of Ephesus in a tone of lofty spiritual
authority (Acts 20:17). And according to the Didache ...
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Versions
... 2. The Translators: A council of the nobility, bishops and leading clergy was held
at Vagharshapat in 402, King Vramshapouch being present, and this council ...
biblethesaurus.org/v/versions.htm - 81k

Pastoral
... Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PASTORAL EPISTLES. ...
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Creed
... 2. The Nicene Creed: (1) Origin, Date, Character: The Nicene Creed, called sometimes
"the Creed of the 318" from the number of bishops reputed to have been ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/creed.htm - 43k

Gifts (144 Occurrences)
... in the Didache we find that even at the celebration of the Eucharist the itinerant
prophet still takes precedence of the local ministry of bishops and deacons ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gifts.htm - 61k

Overseer (84 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 26:32); in the New Testament once for episkopos, in Acts 20:28, where
the Revised Version (British and American) has "bishops" (margin "overseers ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/overseer.htm - 32k

Jot (1 Occurrence)
... Version, later editions of the King James Version) is a corruption of iote (early
editions of the King James Version, Geneva, Rheims, Bishops'-pronounced io'te ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jot.htm - 8k

Linus (1 Occurrence)
... Irenaeus-bishop of Lyons about 178 AD-in his defense of orthodox doctrine against
the Gnostics "appeals especially to the bishops of Rome, as depositories of ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/linus.htm - 9k

Gerasa
... centuries of our era. It became the seat of a bishopric, and one of its
bishops attended the Council of Chalcedon. Reland (Pal, II ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasa.htm - 10k

Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)
... centuries of our era. It became the seat of a bishopric, and one of its
bishops attended the Council of Chalcedon. Reland (Pal, II ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasenes.htm - 11k

Immaculate
... 2. Statement of the Dogma: The central affirmation of this proclamation, which was
read in Peter's in the presence of over two hundred bishops, is expressed in ...
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Fare (13 Occurrences)
... In the last passage it means the general physical and material welfare of the rich
man (so the Geneva (1560), the Bishops' and Rhemish Bibles, the Revised ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/fare.htm - 15k

Timotheus (24 Occurrences)
... 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 and deacons: (KJV ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/timotheus.htm - 15k

Easter (1 Occurrence)
... determine, since that city was regarded as the authority in astronomical matters
and he was to communicate the result of his determination to the other bishops...
biblethesaurus.org/e/easter.htm - 12k

Deaconess (1 Occurrence)
... at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons." Here then we find mention of "deacons"
in a way to suggest a formal diaconate; but the want of definition as to ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/deaconess.htm - 12k

Deacons (5 Occurrences)
... 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 and deacons: (KJV ...
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Bishoprick (1 Occurrence)

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Bound (175 Occurrences)
... The claim of the church of Rome that these statements of our Lord confer on the
priests and bishops, or primarily on the pope, the power to retain or forgive ...
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Bind (68 Occurrences)
... The claim of the church of Rome that these statements of our Lord confer on the
priests and bishops, or primarily on the pope, the power to retain or forgive ...
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Council (51 Occurrences)
... In ecclesiastical history the word is used to denote an assembly of pastors or
bishops for the discussion and regulation of church affairs. ...
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Conception (6 Occurrences)
... 2. Statement of the Dogma: The central affirmation of this proclamation, which was
read in Peter's in the presence of over two hundred bishops, is expressed in ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/conception.htm - 19k

College (2 Occurrences)
... common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges;
as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/college.htm - 9k

Chamberlain (14 Occurrences)
... Compare adapted use as applied to Christian apostles and teachers, bishops, and
even to individual members; in which cases, rendered "stewards" (1 Corinthians 4 ...
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Churches (39 Occurrences)
... seven letters, figurative letters, and therefore it would seem that the seven angels
are also figurative and may refer to the seven bishops who presided over ...
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Armenian
... 2. The Translators: A council of the nobility, bishops and leading clergy was held
at Vagharshapat in 402, King Vramshapouch being present, and this council ...
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Angels (99 Occurrences)
... seven letters, figurative letters, and therefore it would seem that the seven angels
are also figurative and may refer to the seven bishops who presided over ...
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Stole (9 Occurrences)
... band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the
left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/stole.htm - 9k

Seven (404 Occurrences)
... seven letters, figurative letters, and therefore it would seem that the seven angels
are also figurative and may refer to the seven bishops who presided over ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/seven.htm - 42k

Succession (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence;
as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in ...
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Spiritual (42 Occurrences)
... in the Didache we find that even at the celebration of the Eucharist the itinerant
prophet still takes precedence of the local ministry of bishops and deacons ...
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Salamis (1 Occurrence)
... the island. The most famous of its bishops was Epiphanius, the staunch
opponent of heresy, who held the see from 367 to 403. In ...
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Manasses (1 Occurrence)
... Bible or the Geneva VS, it was retained (at the close of the Apocrypha) in Luther's
translation, in Mathew's Bible and in the Bishops' Bible, whence it passed ...
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Bit (46 Occurrences)

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Vulgate
... Besides, the first two centuries of the Roman church were rather Greek; the earliest
Christian literature of Rome is Greek, its bishops bear Greek names, its ...
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Literature (2 Occurrences)
... Of the former (essential to congregational organization) only bishops and deacons
are mentioned, ie those entrusted with rule and oversight, with their ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Latin (2 Occurrences)
... Greek. Out of 15 bishops who presided over the Roman. See down to the close
of the 2nd century, only four have Latin names. Even ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Mark (182 Occurrences)
... in the Phoenician alphabet and on the coins of the Maccabees had the form of a cross
(T). In oriental synods it was used as a signature by bishops who could ...
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Consist (7 Occurrences)
... the daily speech of these people. It is remarkable that all the early Roman
bishops bear Greek names. And some 40 years after the ...
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Cyprus (12 Occurrences)
... successor, who now occupies the see of Nicosia, still enjoys the privilege of signing
his name in red ink and is primate over the three other bishops of the ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Romans (8 Occurrences)
... the daily speech of these people. It is remarkable that all the early Roman
bishops bear Greek names. And some 40 years after the ...
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Essenes
... They wear white garments. They elect overseers (epimeletai) to manage their common
affairs, much as the Christian bishops did those of the churches under them. ...
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Alexandria (4 Occurrences)
... letter known (3rd century) proves that at that time the church was used as a bank,
and its ecclesiastics (who, whether priests or bishops, were called "popes ...
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Prayer (406 Occurrences)
... Bible or the Geneva VS, it was retained (at the close of the Apocrypha) in Luther's
translation, in Mathew's Bible and in the Bishops' Bible, whence it passed ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/prayer.htm - 80k

Macedonia (23 Occurrences)
... The later history of the Macedonian churches, together with lists of all their known
bishops, will be found in Le Quien, Oriens Christianus, II, 1;; III, 1089 ...
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Philippi (8 Occurrences)
... We have a few records of bishops of Philippi, whose names are appended to the decisions
of the councils held at Sardica (344 AD), Ephesus (431) and Chalcedon ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/philippi.htm - 36k

Gospels
... A forged correspondence between Jerome and two Italian bishops supplied a substitute
in the Gospel of the Pseudo-Matthew, which Jerome was falsely represented ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gospels.htm - 73k

Philippians (2 Occurrences)
... (7) The epistle is addressed to all the saints in Philippi, with the bishops and
deacons (Philippians 1:1). These official titles do not occur in any earlier ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/philippians.htm - 42k

Taste (46 Occurrences)
... That "elders" and "bishops" were in apostolic and sub-apostolic times the same,
is now almost universally admitted; in all New Testament references their ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/taste.htm - 59k

Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)
... Greek. Out of 15 bishops who presided over the Roman. See down to the close
of the 2nd century, only four have Latin names. Even ...
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Gospel (108 Occurrences)
... observed, there were many disciples of the John of Ephesus, to whom the Johannine
writings were ascribed, living far on in the 2nd century-bishops like Papias ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gospel.htm - 101k

John (154 Occurrences)
... observed, there were many disciples of the John of Ephesus, to whom the Johannine
writings were ascribed, living far on in the 2nd century-bishops like Papias ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/john.htm - 101k

Bible
... 2. The Translators: A council of the nobility, bishops and leading clergy was held
at Vagharshapat in 402, King Vramshapouch being present, and this council ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bible.htm - 101k

Epistles (2 Occurrences)
... directions are given to Timothy and to Titus in regard to the moral and other
characteristics necessary in those who are to be ordained as bishops, elders, and ...
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Discomfiture (6 Occurrences)
... (7) The epistle is addressed to all the saints in Philippi, with the bishops and
deacons (Philippians 1:1). These official titles do not occur in any earlier ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/discomfiture.htm - 101k

Apocryphal
... A forged correspondence between Jerome and two Italian bishops supplied a substitute
in the Gospel of the Pseudo-Matthew, which Jerome was falsely represented ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/apocryphal.htm - 101k

New (1850 Occurrences)

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