- -  Called by God: ...  Ex 28:1; Heb 5:4|
- -  Qualified by God: ...  Isa 6:5-7; 2Co 3:5,6|
- -  Commissioned by Christ: ...  Mt 28:19|
- -  Sent by the Holy Spirit: ...  Ac 13:2,4|
- -  Have authority from God: ...  2Co 10:8; 13:10|
- -  Authority of, is for edification: ...  2Co 10:8; 13:10|
- -  Separated to the gospel: ...  Ro 1:1|
- -  Entrusted with the gospel: ...  1Th 2:4|
- -  Specially protected by God: ...  2Co 1:10|
- -  Necessity for: ...  Mt 9:37,38; Ro 10:14|
- -  Excellency of: ...  Ro 10:15|
- -  Labours of, vain, without God's blessing: ...  1Co 3:7; 15:10|
- -  Compared to earthen vessels: ...  2Co 4:7|
- -  Woe to those who do not preach the gospel: ...  1Co 9:16|
- -  Pray for the increase of: ...  Mt 9:38|
- -  Tact of: ...  1Co 9:20-23; 10:23,28-33; 2Co 12:16|
- -  Recreations for: ...  Mr 6:31,32,45|
- -  Say good-bye to the congregation: ...  Ac 20:17-38|
- -  Personal bearing of: ...  Tit 2:7,8|
- -  Preach without authority: ...  Ga 1:15-24; 2:1-9|
- -  Patience of: ...  Jas 5:10|
- -  Work of, will be tried: ...  1Co 3:12-15|
- -  Responsibility of: ...  Eze 3:17-21; 33:8; Mt 10:14-40; Ac 18:6; 20:26,27|
- -  Speaking evil of, forbidden: ...  Jude 1:8-10|
- -  Marriage of: ...  Le 21:7-15; Mt 8:14; 1Co 9:5; 1Ti 3:2,12; Tit 1:5-7|
- -  Love of, for the congregation and the body of Christ, exemplified by Paul: ...  Php 1:7; 1Th 1:2-4; 2:8,11|
- -  Fear of: ...  1Sa 16:4|
- -  Examples to the flock: ...  Php 3:17; 2Th 3:9; 1Ti 4:12; 1Pe 5:3|
- -  Intolerance of: ...  Mt 15:23; 19:13; Mr 10:13; Lu 18:15|
- -  Message of, rejected: ...  Eze 33:30-33|
- -  Inconsistent: ...  Mt 27:3-7|
- -  God's care of: ...  1Ki 17:1-16; 19:1-18; Isa 30:20; Mt 10:29-31; Lu 12:6,7|
- -  Their calling glorious: ...  2Co 3:7-11|
- -  Discouragements of: ...  Isa 53:1; Eze 3:8,9,14; Hab 1:2,3; Mt 13:57; Mr 6:3,4; Lu 4:24; Joh 4:44|
- -  Defended: ...  Jer 26:16-19|
- -  Beloved: ...  Ac 20:37,38; 21:5,6|
 

- -  DESCRIBED AS
......  Ambassadors for Christ: ...  2Co 5:20|
......  Ministers of Christ: ...  1Co 4:1|
......  Stewards of the mysteries of God: ...  1Co 4:1|
......  Defenders of the faith: ...  Php 1:7|
......  The servants of Christ's people: ...  2Co 4:5|
 

- -  ARE BOUND TO
......  Preach the gospel to all: ...  Mr 16:16; 1Co 1:17|
......  Feed the Church: ...  Jer 3:15; Joh 21:15-17; Ac 20:28; 1Pe 5:2|
......  Build up the Church: ...  2Co 12:19; Eph 4:12|
......  Watch for souls: ...  Heb 13:17|
......  Pray for their people: ...  Joe 2:17; Col 1:9|
......  Strengthen the faith of their people: ...  Lu 22:32; Ac 14:22|
......  Teach: ...  2Ti 2:2|
......  Exhort: ...  Tit 1:9; 2:15|
......  Warn affectionately: ...  Ac 20:31|
......  Rebuke: ...  Tit 1:13; 2:15|
......  Comfort: ...  2Co 1:4-6|
......  Convince gainsayers: ...  Tit 1:9|
......  War a good warfare: ...  1Ti 1:18; 2Ti 4:7|
......  Endure hardness: ...  2Ti 2:3|

- -  MINISTERS OF
......  GOD: ...  Isa 61:6; 2Co 6:4|
......  OF THE LORD: ...  Joe 2:17|
......  CHRIST: ...  Ro 15:16; 1Co 4:1|
......  OF THE SANCTUARY: ...  Eze 45:4|
......  OF THE GOSPEL: ...  Eph 3:7; Col 1:23|
......  OF THE WORD: ...  Lu 1:2|
......  OF THE NEW TESTAMENT: ...  2Co 3:6|
......  OF THE CHURCH: ...  Col 1:24,25|
......  OF RIGHTEOUSNESS: ...  2Co 11:15|
- -  PREACHERS: ...  Ro 10:14; 1Ti 2:7|
- -  PREACHERS OF RIGHTEOUSNFSS: ...  2Pe 2:5|

- -  SHOULD PREACH
......  Christ crucified: ...  Ac 8:5,35; 1Co 2:2|
......  Repentance and faith: ...  Ac 20:21|
......  According to the oracles of God: ...  1Pe 4:11|
......  Everywhere: ...  Mr 16:20; Ac 8:4|
......  Not with enticing words of man's wisdom: ...  1Co 1:17; 2:1,4|
......  Not setting forth themselves: ...  2Co 4:5|
......  Without deceitfulness: ...  2Co 2:17; 4:2; 1Th 2:3,5|
......  Fully, and without reserve: ...  Ac 5:20; 20:20,27; Ro 15:19|
......  With boldness: ...  Isa 58:1; Eze 2:6; Mt 10:27,28|
......  With plainness of speech: ...  2Co 3:12|
......  With zeal: ...  1Th 2:8|
......  With constancy: ...  Ac 6:4; 2Ti 4:2|
......  With consistency: ...  2Co 1:18,19|
......  With heedfulness: ...  1Ti 4:16|
......  With good will and love: ...  Php 1:15-17|
......  With faithfulness: ...  Eze 3:17,18|
......  Without charge, if possible: ...  1Co 9:18; 1Th 2:9|

- -  THEIR PEOPLE ARE BOUND, TO
......  Regard them as God's messengers: ...  1Co 4:1; Ga 4:14|
......  Not to despise them: ...  Lu 10:16; 1Ti 4:12|
......  Attend to their instructions: ...  Mal 2:7; Mt 23:3|
......  Follow their holy example: ...  1Co 11:1; Php 3:17|
......  Imitate their faith: ...  Heb 13:7|
......  Hold them in reputation: ...  Php 2:29; 1Th 5:13; 1Ti 5:17|
......  Love them: ...  2Co 8:7; 1Th 3:6|
......  Pray for them: ...  Ro 15:30; 2Co 1:11; Eph 6:19; Heb 13:18|
......  Obey them: ...  1Co 16:16; Heb 13:17|
......  Give them joy: ...  2Co 1:14; 2:3|
......  Help them: ...  Ro 16:9; Php 4:3|
......  Support them: ...  2Ch 31:4; 1Co 9:7-11; Ga 6:6|

- -  WHEN FAITHFUL
......  Approve themselves as the ministers of God: ...  2Co 6:4|
......  Thank God for his gifts to their people: ...  1Co 1:4; Php 1:3; 1Th 3:9|
......  Glory in their people: ...  2Co 7:4|
......  Rejoice in the faith and holiness of their people: ...  1Th 3:6-9|
......  Commend themselves to the consciences of men: ...  2Co 4:2|
......  Are rewarded: ...  Mt 24:47; 1Co 3:14; 9:17,18; 1Pe 5:4|

- -  FAITHFUL-EXEMPLIFIED
......  Moses: ...  De 4:26; 30:19; Heb 3:2,5|
......  Micaiah: ...  2Ch 18:12,13|
......  Azariah: ...  2Ch 26:16-20|
......  Balaam: ...  Nu 22:18,38; 23:8,12; 24:12-14|
......  Nathan: ...  2Sa 12:1-14|
......  Isaiah: ...  Isa 22:4,5; 39:3-7|
......  Jeremiah: ...  Jer 17:16; 26:1-15; 28; 37:9,10,16-18|
......  John the Baptist: ...  Mt 3:2-12; Mr 6:18-28; Lu 3:7-9,19|
......  Peter: ...  Ac 8:18-23|
......  Paul: ...  Ac 20:26,27; Col 1:7|
......  The apostles: ...  Ac 3:12-26; 4:9-13,19,20,31; 5:21,29-32|
......  The Eleven Apostles: ...  Mt 28:16-19|
......  The seventy: ...  Lu 10:1,17|
......  Matthias: ...  Ac 1:26|
......  Philip: ...  Ac 8:5|
......  Barnabas: ...  Ac 11:23|
......  Simeon, &c: ...  Ac 13:1|
......  Paul: ...  Ac 28:31|
......  Tychicus: ...  Eph 6:21|
......  Timothy: ...  Php 2:22|
......  Epaphroditus: ...  Php 2:24|
......  Archippus: ...  Col 4:17|
......  Titus: ...  Tit 1:5|

- -  WHEN UNFAITHFUL
......  Described: ...  Isa 56:10-12; Tit 1:10,11|
......  Deal treacherously with their people: ...  Joh 10:12|
......  Delude men: ...  Jer 6:14; Mt 15:14|
......  Seek gain: ...  Mic 3:11; 2Pe 2:3|
......  Shall be punished: ...  Eze 33:6-8; Mt 24:48-51|
 

- -  SERVANTS
......  OF GOD: ...  Tit 1:1; Jas 1:1|
......  OF THE LORD: ...  2Ti 2:24|
......  OF JESUS CHRIST: ...  Php 1:1; Jude 1:1|
......  OF THE CHURCH: ...  2Co 4:5|
......  SHEPHERDS: ...  Jer 23:4|
......  SOLDIERS OF CHRIST: ...  Php 2:25; 2Ti 2:3,4|
......  STARS: ...  Re 1:20; 2:1|
......  STEWARDS OF GOD: ...  Tit 1:7|
......  OF THE GRACE OF GOD: ...  1Pe 4:10|
......  OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD: ...  1Co 4:1|

- -  TEACHERS: ...  Isa 30:20; Eph 4:11|
- -  WATCHMEN: ...  Isa 62:6; Eze 33:7|
- -  WITNESSES: ...  Ac 1:8; 5:32; 26:16|

- -  WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD: ...  2Co 6:1|
- -  Compared to sowers: ...  Ps 126:6; Mt 13:3-8; Mr 4:3-20; Lu 8:5-8|
- -  Teachers of schools: ...  1Sa 19:20; 2Ki 2:3,5,15; 4:38; 2Ch 15:3; 17:7-9; Ac 13:1|
- -  Hired: ...  Jud 18:4|
- -  Exempt from taxation: ...  Ezr 7:24|
- -  Non-partisan in politics: ...  2Sa 15:24-27|

- -  Influential in public affairs
......  Designate kings: ...  1Sa 9:15,16; 10:1; 16:1-13|
......  Recommend civil and military appointments: ...  2Ki 4:13|

- -  Expostulate with rulers
......  Samuel with Saul: ...  1Sa 13:11-14; 15:10-31|
......  Nathan with David: ...  2Sa 12:1-14|
......  Elijah with Ahab: ...  1Ki 18:17,18|

- -  Incorruptible
......  Balaam: ...  Nu 22:18,37,38; 23:8,12; 24:12-14; with 2Pe 2:15,16|
......  Micaiah: ...  1Ki 22:13,14|
......  Peter: ...  Ac 8:18-23|

- -  Kindness to:
......  Ebed-melech to Jeremiah,: ...  Jer 38:7-13|
- -  Sent forth in teams of two
......  Disciples: ...  Mr 6:7|
......  Paul and Barnabas: ...  Ac 13:2,3|
......  Judas and Silas: ...  Ac 15:27|
......  Barnabas and Mark: ...  Ac 15:37,39|
......  Paul and Silas: ...  Ac 15:40|
......  Paul and Timothy: ...  Ac 16:1-4|
......  Paul and Titus: ...  2Co 8:19,23|
......  Timothy and Erastus: ...  Ac 19:22|
......  Titus and a companion: ...  2Co 12:18|
- -  See MINISTER, TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF, below

- -  CALL OF: ...  Ex 28:1; Nu 3:5-13; 1Sa 3:4-10; 1Ki 19:16,19; 1Ch 23:13; Isa 6:8-10; Jer 1:5; Am 2:11; Jon 1:1,2; 3:1,2; Mt 4:18-22; 9:9; Mr 1:17-20; 2:14; Lu 10:1,2; Joh 1:43; Ac 13:2,3; 20:24; 22:12-15; 26:14-18; Ro 1:1; 10:14,15; 1Co 1:1,27,28; 9:16-19; 2Co 1:1; 5:18-20; Ga 1:15,16; Eph 3:7,8; 4:11,12; Col 1:1,25-29; 4:17; 1Ti 1:12-14; 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; Tit 1:3; Heb 5:4|
......  See PRIESTS 
......  See LEVITES 
......  See CALL, PERSONAL 
......  See EXCUSES 

- -  CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES OF: ...  Le 10:3-11; 21:6; Nu 16:9,10; De 32:1-3; 1Sa 2:35; 12:7; 2Ch 6:41; 29:11; Ezr 7:10; Ps 68:11; Pr 11:30; Isa 6:5-8; 32:20; 52:11; Jer 1:7,8; 3:15; 20:9; Eze 34:1-31; Mal 2:6,7; Mt 10:16-24; 11:25,26; 13:51,52; 20:25-28; 23:8-11; 24:45; Lu 6:39; 10:21; 12:42-44; 22:27; 24:49; Joh 3:27,34; 4:36-38; 10:2-5,11-15; 13:13-17; 15:20,21; 17:16-18,20; Ac 1:8; 4:8,31; 6:3,4; 20:22-24; Ro 2:21-23; 1Co 1:23,27-30; 2:2; 3:7-10; 4:10-13; 9:16-23,27; 15:10; 2Co 2:15-17; 3:6-10; 4:1-10; 5:11,18-20; 6:3-7; 10:1,2,8; 13:10; Ga 2:8; 6:17; Php 3:17; 1Th 2:3-12; 1Ti 3:1-15; 5:17,21; 6:11,13,14,20,21; 2Ti 1:6-8,13,14; 2:1-7,14-16,20-26; 3:14,16,17; Tit 1:5-9,13,14; 2:1,7,8,15; 3:1,2,8,9; Heb 5:1-3,12-14; 13:6,7,9,17; Jas 3:1,13,16,17; 1Pe 4:10,11|

- -  CHARGE DELIVERED TO: ...  Nu 18:1-7; 27:18-23; De 31:7,8,14-23; Jos 1:1-9; Eze 3:4; Mt 10:5-42; Mr 6:11; Lu 10:1-16; 1Ti 1:18-20; 2:1-15; 3:1-16; 4:1-16; 5:1-22; 6:1-21; 2Ti 1:6-13; 2:1-26; 3:1-17; 4:1-8|
- -  COURAGE OF
......  See COURAGE 
......  See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN 

- -  DUTIES OF: ...  Ex 4:12; Le 10:8-11; Jos 1:8; 2Ki 17:27,28; 2Ch 29:11; Isa 40:1-3,9,11; 52:11; 57:14; 58:1; 62:6,7; Jer 1:7,8,17-19; 4:15; 6:27; 15:19-21; 23:4,22,28; 26:2; Eze 2:6-8; 3:8-10,17-21,27; 6:11; 33:1-9; 34:2-31; 44:23; Joe 1:13-15; 2:17; Jon 1:2; Na 1:15; Hab 2:2; Mal 2:7; Mt 7:6; 10:7,11-13,16,25,27,28; 16:19; 18:5,6,18; 20:25-28; 28:19,20; Mr 10:43-45; Lu 9:48; 22:32; 24:48; Joh 3:34; 4:35-38; 15:27; 20:23; 21:15-17; Ac 1:21,22; 5:20; 6:2,4; 10:42; 16:4; 18:9,10; 20:28; 22:15; 26:16-18; Ro 1:14,15; 12:3-8; 1Co 1:16; 4:1,2,21; 9:16,17; 2Co 1:24; 4:1,2,5; 5:14,18,20; 6:3-10; 7:4-9,12,15; 8:23; 10:8; 12:15,19; 13:2,10; Ga 1:10; Eph 3:8-10; 4:11,12; 6:20; Col 4:17; 1Th 2:4-8,10-12; 3:2; 5:12; 2Th 3:4; 1Ti 1:3,4,11,18,19; 2:7; 4:6,7,12-16; 5:1-3,7-11,19-22; 6:3,4,10-14,17-21; 2Ti 1:6-8; 2:2-7,14-16,23-25; 4:1,2,5; 1Pe 5:1-4; 2Pe 1:12-16|
......  See MINISTER, CHARGE DELIVERED TO, above

- -  DUTIES OF THE CHURCH TO: ...  De 1:38; 3:28; 31:7; Mal 2:7; 1Co 11:1,2; 16:15,16; Php 3:17; Col 4:10; 1Th 5:12,13; Heb 13:7,17,18|

- -  EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OF: ...  Nu 18:20; De 10:9; 14:27; 18:1,2; Jos 13:14,33; 18:7; Jer 31:14; Eze 44:28; Mt 10:9,10; Mr 6:8; Lu 10:7,8; 22:35,36; Joh 4:36; Ac 20:33,34; 1Co 9:1-23; 2Co 1:14,15; 11:7-9; 12:13-18; Ga 6:6; Php 4:10-18; 1Th 2:5,6,9; 2Th 3:7-9; 1Ti 5:18; 3Jo 1:7|
......  See PRIESTS 
......  See LEVITES 
......  See EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OF

- -  SHOULD BE
......  Pure: ...  Isa 52:11; 1Ti 3:9|
......  Holy: ...  Ex 28:36; Le 21:6; Tit 1:8|
......  Humble: ...  Ac 20:19|
......  Patient: ...  2Co 6:4; 2Ti 2:24|
......  Blameless: ...  1Ti 3:2; Tit 1:7|
......  Willing: ...  Isa 6:8; 1Pe 5:2|
......  Disinterested: ...  2Co 12:14; 1Th 2:6|
......  Impartial: ...  1Ti 5:21|
......  Gentle: ...  1Th 2:7; 2Ti 2:24|
......  Devoted: ...  Ac 20:24; Php 1:20,21|
......  Strong in grace: ...  2Ti 2:1|
......  Self-denying: ...  1Co 9:27|
......  Sober, just, and temperate: ...  Le 10:9; Tit 1:8|
......  Hospitable: ...  1Ti 3:2; Tit 1:8|
......  Apt to teach: ...  1Ti 3:2; 2Ti 2:24|
......  Studious and meditative: ...  1Ti 4:13,15|
......  Watchful: ...  2Ti 4:5|
......  Prayerful: ...  Eph 3:14; Php 1:4|
......  Strict in ruling their own families: ...  1Ti 3:4,12|
......  Affectionate to their people: ...  Php 1:7; 1Th 2:8,11|
......  Ensample to the flock: ...  Php 3:17; 2Th 3:9; 1Ti 4:12; 1Pe 5:3|

- -  SHOULD NOT BE
......  Lords over God's heritage: ...  1Pe 5:3|
......  Greedy of filthy lucre: ...  Ac 20:33; 1Ti 3:3,8; 1Pe 5:2|
......  Contentious: ...  1Ti 3:3; Tit 1:7|
......  Crafty: ...  2Co 4:2|
......  Men-pleasers: ...  Ga 1:10; 1Th 2:4|
......  Easily dispirited: ...  2Co 4:8,9; 6:10|
......  Entangled by cares: ...  Lu 9:60; 2Ti 2:4|
......  Given to wine: ...  1Ti 3:3; Tit 1:7|

- -  Should seek the salvation of their flock: ...  1Co 10:33|
- -  Should avoid giving unnecessary offence: ...  1Co 10:32,33; 2Co 6:3|
- -  Should make full proof of their ministry: ...  2Ti 4:5|

- -  FALSE AND CORRUPT: ...  De 13:1-5; 18:20-22; 1Ki 12:31; 2Ch 29:34; 30:15; Ne 13:29; Pr 19:27; Isa 3:12; 5:20; 8:19,20; 9:14-16; 28:7; 29:10,11; 30:10; 43:27,28; 44:20; 56:10-12; Jer 2:8; 5:13,14,30,31; 6:13,14; 8:10,11; 10:21; 12:10; 13:20; 14:13-16; 23:1,2,11,14-16,21,25-39; 27:9-18; 48:10; 50:6; La 2:14; 4:13,14; Eze 13:1-23; 14:9,10; 22:25,26,28; 34:1-31; 44:8,10; Ho 4:6,8-13; 5:1; 6:9; 9:7,8; Am 2:11,12; Mic 2:11; 3:5-7,11; Zep 3:4; Zec 10:3; 11:4,5,16,17; 13:2-5; Mal 1:6-10; 2:1-3,8,9; Mt 5:19; 7:15,22,23; 15:9,14; 20:20-27; 23:3,4,13; 24:4,5,24,26,48-51; Mr 9:33-35; 10:35-37; 13:21,22; Lu 6:39; 9:46; 11:35,46-52; 12:45,46; 21:8; 22:24; Joh 3:10; 5:43; 10:1,5,8,10-13; Ac 20:29,30; Ro 2:19-25; 16:17,18; 1Co 3:1-4,10-16,21; 11:18,19; 2Co 2:17; 11:1-31; Ga 1:6-8; 5:10; Eph 4:14; Php 1:15,16; 3:2; Col 2:4,8,18,19; 1Ti 1:3-7,19; 4:1-3,7; 6:3-5,20,21; 2Ti 2:14-18; 3:6-9,13; 4:3; Tit 1:10-14; 3:10,11; Heb 13:9; 2Pe 2:1-22; 3:16; 1Jo 2:18,26; 4:1-3,5; 2Jo 1:7-10; 3Jo 1:10; Jude 1:4-11; Re 2:1,2,12,14,15,18,20-23|

- -  INSTANCES OF
......  Aaron: ...  Nu 12:1-12|
......  Nadab and Abihu: ...  Le 10:1,2|
......  Korah, Dathan, and Abiram: ...  Nu 16|
......  Eli's sons: ...  1Sa 2:12-17,22,25,28,29|
......  Samuel's sons: ...  1Sa 8:1-3; 1Ch 6:28|
......  The old prophet of Beth-el: ...  1Ki 13:11-32|
......  Jonathan: ...  Jud 17:7-13; 18|
......  Noadiah: ...  Ne 6:14|
......  Priests under Jehoash: ...  2Ki 12:7; 2Ch 24:5,6|
......  Hezekiah: ...  2Ch 30:3,5|
......  Priests and Levites: ...  Ezr 2:61,62; 9:1,2; 10:18-24; Ne 13:4-13,28,29; Zec  7:5,6|
......  Hananiah: ...  Jer 28|
......  Jonah: ...  Jon 1:1-6|
......  Rulers in the temple: ...  Mt 16:6-12; 23:16; Lu 12:1|
......  Caiaphas: ...  Mt 26:2,3,57,63-65; Joh 11:49-51; 18:14|
......  Judas Iscariot: ...  Mt 26:14-16,21-25,47-50; 27:3-5; Joh 12:4-6; Ac 1:18|
......  Simon the sorcerer: ...  Ac 8:9-11|
......  Judaizers: ...  Ac 15:1; Ga 3; 4; 5; 6|
......  Diotrephes: ...  3Jo 1:9|
......  Elymas (Bar-Jesus): ...  Ac 13:6-11|
......  Hymenaeus: ...  1Ti 1:20; 2Ti 2:17|
......  Philetus: ...  2Ti 2:17,18|
- -  HOSPITALITY TO
......  Woman of Zarephath to Elijah: ...  1Ki 17:10-16|
......  The Shunammite woman to Elisha: ...  2Ki 4:8-10|
......  The foreigners to Paul: ...  Ac 28:1-10|
......  Simon the tanner to Peter: ...  Ac 9:43|
......  The Philippian jailer: ...  Ac 16:33,34|
......  Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca)
......  To Paul: ...  Ac 18:3|
......  To Apollos: ...  Ac 18:26|
......  Justus to Paul: ...  Ac 18:7|
......  Philip the evangelist to Paul: ...  Ac 21:8-10|
- -  ORDINATION OF
......  Of Matthias: ...  Ac 1:26|
......  Of the seven servants (or, deacons; Greek: diakonoi): ...  Ac 6:5,6|
......  Of Paul and Barnabas: ...  Ac 13:3|
......  Timothy: ...  1Ti 4:14|
......  See PRIESTS 
......  See LEVITES 

- -  PRAYER FOR, ENJOINED: ...  Mt 9:37,38; Lu 10:2; Ro 15:30-32; 2Co 1:11; Eph 6:18-20; Php 1:19; Col 4:2-4; 1Th 5:25; 2Th 3:1,2; Phm 1:22; Heb 13:18,19|
- -  PRAYER FOR, EXEMPLIFIED: ...  2Ch 6:41; Ps 132:9; Ac 1:24,25; 4:29; 6:6; 12:5; 14:23|
- -  PROMISES TO, JOYS OF: ...  2Sa 23:6,7; Ps 126:5,6; Jer 1:7-10,17-19; 20:11; Da 12:3; Mt 10:28-31; 28:20; Lu 12:11,12; 24:49; Joh 4:36-38; Ac 1:4,5,8; 1Co 9:9,10; 2Co 2:14-16; 7:6,7; Php 2:16; 1Th 2:13,19,20; 3:8,9; 3Jo 1:4|
......  See RIGHTEOUS, PROMISES TO 

- -  SUCCESS ATTENDING
......  Jonah: ...  Jon 1:5,6,9,14,16; 3:4-9|
......  Apostles: ...  Ac 2:1-4,41|
......  Philip: ...  Ac 8:6,8,12|
......  Peter: ...  Ac 9:32-35|
......  Paul: ...  Ac 13:16-43; 1Co 4:15; 9:2; 15:11; 2Co 3:2,3; 12:12;  13:4; Php 2:16; 1Th 1:5|
......  Apollos: ...  Ac 18:24-28|
......  See REVIVALS 

- -  TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF: ...  1Ki 19:1-10; Isa 20:2,3; Eze 24:15-18; Ho 1:2; Am 5:10; 7:10-17; Mt 10:16-27; 23:34; Joh 13:16; 1Co 2:1-4; 4:9-13; 2Co 6:4-10; 7:5; 11:23-33; 12:7-12; Ga 4:13,14; Eph 3:1,13|
- -  FALSELY ACCUSED
......  See ACCUSATION, FALSE 
......  See also PERSECUTION 

- -  INSTANCES OF PERSECUTION
......  Micaiah: ...  1Ki 22:24-27|
......  Hanani: ...  2Ch 16:10|
......  Zechariah: ...  2Ch 24:20,21|
......  The apostles: ...  Ac 5:17-42|
......  Peter: ...  Ac 12:3-19|
......  Paul: ...  Ac 9:23-25,29,30; 14:6-20; 16:11-40; 17:1-13; 20:3;  21:27-40; 22:18,21,24-30; 23:11-35; 24; 25; 26; 2Co  11:31-33; Ga 1:21-24; 2Ti 1:8,16; 2:9; 4:16,17|
......  See ELIJAH 
......  See JEREMIAH 

- -  ZEALOUS
......  Titus: ...  2Co 8:16,17|
......  Epaphroditus: ...  Php 2:25-30|
......  Epaphras: ...  Col 4:12,13|
......  Tychicus: ...  Col 4:7|
......  John, in his vision: ...  Re 5:4,5|
......  See ZEAL