“I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church”. (Matthew 16:18) Though it is likely that Peter did spend some time in Rome in later life (cf. 1 Peter 5:13) and probably died there in the persecutions instigated by Nero, the tradition that Peter was the first bishop of [...]
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The Greek word episkopos occurs five times in the New Testament (Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 2:25). The word is translated “bishop” in the King James Version, but “overseer” in most modern versions. The word means an overseer or superintendent. The term is used in reference to Jesus Christ in 1 Peter 2:25 [...]
No, a bishop does not need to be married or have children. The Lord Jesus is described as a ‘bishop’ (an ‘overseer’) in 1Peter 2:25: For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer [bishop] of your souls. However, the Lord Jesus never married or had children; so, a [...]
