When it comes to elders, they are referred to by three different names. These are not three different offices, but one office with three interchangeable names that indicates their position or role. Elder – speaks to a man’s spiritual maturity. Shepherd or Pastor – speaks to man’s role in caring for the church. Overseer or Bishop – speaks to a man’s role in managing the church. A good example is Acts 20:28: “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.” The same could be said of 1 Peter 5. Verse 1 – “I exhort the elders.” Verse 2 – “Shepherd the flock.” Verse 2 – “exercising oversight.”
Randy Smith

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  1. Of all mankind one at first # Ge 11:1,6
  2. CALLED 2a) Speech

    # Mr 14:70 Ac 14:11

2b) Tongue # Ac 1:19 Re 5:9 3) CONFUSION OF 3a) A punishment for presumption, &c # Ge 11:2-6 3b) Originated the varieties in # Ge 11:7 3c) Scattered men over the earth # Ge 11:8,9 3d) Divided men into separated nations # Ge 10:5,20,31 4) Great variety of, spoken by men # 1Co 14:10 5) Ancient kingdoms often comprehended nations of different # Es 1:22 Da 3:4 6:25 6) KINDS OF, MENTIONED 6a) Hebrew # 2Ki 18:28 Ac 26:14 6b) Chaldea # Da 1:4 6c) Syriack # 2Ki 18:26 Ezr 4:7 6d) Greek # Ac 21:37 6e) Latin # Lu 23:38 6f) Lycaonian # Ac 14:11 6g) Arabic, &c # Ac 2:11 6h) Egyptian # Ps 84:5 114:1 Ac 2:10 7) Of some nations difficult # Eze 3:5,6 8) The term barbarian applied to those who spoke a strange # 1Co 14:11 9) POWER OF SPEAKING DIFFERENT 9a) A gift of the Holy Spirit # 1Co 12:10 9b) Promised # Mr 16:17 9c) Given on the day of Pentecost # Ac 2:3,4 9d) Followed receiving the gospel # Ac 10:44-46 9e) Conferred by laying on of the apostles’ hands # Ac 8:17,18 19:6 9f) Necessary to spread of the gospel # Ac 2:7-11 9g) A sign to unbelievers # 1Co 14:22 9h) Sometimes abused # 1Co 14:2-12,23 9i) Ceased when the written Bible completed # 1Co 13:8-10 10) INTERPRETATION OF 10a) Antiquity of engaging persons for # Ge 42:23 10b) A gift of the Holy Spirit # 1Co 12:10 10c) Most important in the early church # 1Co 14:5,13,27,28 10d) The Jews punished by being given up to people of a strange # De 28:49 Isa 28:11 Jer 5:15