| Acts 20: 28 | Holy Ghost hath made you overseers. |
| Eph. 4: 11 | he gave some, apostles; and some . . . pastors. |
| Philip. 1: 1 | to all saints . . . with the bishops. |
| 1 Tim. 3: 1 | if a man desire the office of a bishop. |
| Titus 1: 7 | bishop must be blameless. |
| 1 Pet. 2: 25 | returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. |
| D&C 20: 67 | bishop . . . is to be ordained by the direction. |
| D&C 41: 9 | should be appointed . . . and ordained a bishop. |
| D&C 42: 31 | substance . . . laid before the bishop. |
| D&C 42: 82 | necessary that the bishop be present. |
| D&C 46: 27 | bishop . . . to discern all those gifts. |
| D&C 58: 17 | appointed to be a judge in Israel. |
| D&C 64: 40 | the bishop, who is a judge. |
| D&C 68: 14 | other bishops to be set apart. |
| D&C 68: 19 | (D&C 107: 17) high priest . . . may officiate in the office of bishop. |
| D&C 72: 5 | elders . . . account of their stewardship unto the bishop. |
| D&C 107: 15 | bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood. |
| D&C 107: 68 | office of a bishop . . . administering all temporal things. |
| A of F 6 | same organization as the Primitive Church . . . pastors. |