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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charSet="utf-8"/><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" class="jsx-a1127e9fc749d787"/><meta name="google-site-verification" content="1wKudfd7G0QBJlKqBoWr8GEK9O0cSWAKhB_H_BH4wkw" class="jsx-a1127e9fc749d787"/><meta name="p:domain_verify" class="jsx-a1127e9fc749d787"/><link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" class="jsx-a1127e9fc749d787"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" class="jsx-a1127e9fc749d787"/><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="/feeds/magazine/rss" title="Catholic Answers Magazine" class="jsx-a1127e9fc749d787"/><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="/feeds/blog/rss" title="Indulgences" class="jsx-a1127e9fc749d787"/><title class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7">Where in the New Testament Are "Priests" Mentioned? | Catholic Answers Q&A</title><meta name="description" content="The English word "priest" is derived from the Greek word presbuteros, which is commonly rendered into Bible English as "elder" or "presbyter." 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categories of Church leaders: bishops, presbyters, and deacons. So how can the Catholic Church justify its office of "priest?" The New Testament writers seem to understand "bishop" and "presbyter" to be synonymous terms for the same office (Acts 20:17-38). </div><h2 class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7">Answer<!-- -->:</h2></div><div class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7 body-half"><p>The English word “priest” is derived from the Greek word<em> presbuteros, </em>which is commonly rendered into Bible English as “elder” or “presbyter.” The ministry of Catholic priests is that of the presbyters mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 15:6, 23). The Bible says little about the duties of presbyters, but it does reveal they functioned in a priestly capacity.</p> <p>They were ordained by the laying on of hands (1 Tm 4:14, 5:22), they preached and taught the flock (1 Tm 5:17), and they administered sacraments (Jas 5:13-15). These are the essential functions of the priestly office, so wherever the various forms of <em>presbuteros </em>appear–except, of course, in instances which pertain to the Jewish elders (Mt 21:23, Acts 4:23)–the word may rightly be translated as “priest” instead of “elder” or “presbyter.”</p> <p><em>Episcopos </em>arises from two words, <em>epi</em> (over) and<em> skopeo</em> (to see), and it means literally “an overseer”: We translate it as “bishop.” The King James Version renders the office of overseer<em>, episkopen, </em>as “bishopric” (Acts 1:20). The role of the <em>episcopos</em> is not clearly defined in the New Testament, but by the beginning of the second century it had obtained a fixed meaning. There is early evidence of this refinement in ecclesiastical nomenclature in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch (d. A.D. 107), who wrote at length of the authority of bishops as distinct from presbyters and deacons (<em>Epistle to the Magnesians</em> 6:1, 13:1-2; <em>Epistle to the Trallians</em> 2:1-3; <em>Epistle to the Smyrnaeans</em> 8:1-2).</div><div style="margin-top:15px" class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7 body-half"> <p>The New Testament tendency to use <em>episcopos</em> and <em>presbuteros</em> interchangeably is similar to the contemporary Protestant use of the term “minister” to denote various offices, both ordained and unordained (senior minister, music minister, youth minister). Similarly, the term <em>diakonos </em>is rendered both as “deacon” and as “minister” in the Bible, yet in Protestant churches the office of deacon is clearly distinguished from and subordinate to the office of minister.</p> <p>In Acts 20:17-38 the same men are called <em>presbyteroi</em> (v. 17) and <em>episcopoi</em> (v. 28). <em>Presbuteroi </em>is used in a technical sense to identify their office of ordained leadership. <em>Episcopoi</em> is used in a non-technical sense to describe the type of ministry they exercised. This is how the Revised Standard Version renders the verses: “And from Miletus he [Paul] . . . called for the elders [<em>presbuteroi</em>]of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them . . . ‘Take heed to yourselves and all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you guardians [<em>episcopoi</em>], to feed the church of the Lord.'”</p> <p>In other passages it’s clear that although men called <em>presbuteroi</em> ruled over individual congregations (parishes), the apostles ordained certain men, giving them authority over multiple congregations (dioceses), each with its own presbyters. These were endowed with the power to ordain additional presbyters as needed to shepherd the flock and carry on the work of the gospel. Titus and Timothy were two of those early<em> episcopoi</em> and clearly were above the office of <em>presbuteros</em>. They had the authority to select, ordain, and govern other presbyters, as is evidenced by Paul’s instructions: “This is why I left you in Crete . . . that you might appoint elders in every town as I directed you” (Ti 1:5; cf. 1 Tm 5:17-22).</p> </div><div style="margin-top:30px;border-top:1px solid #002856;padding:30px 15px 30px 15px" class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7 text-center non-print-only"><em style="line-height:2" class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7"><span style="white-space:nowrap" class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7">Did you like this content?</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap" class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7">Please help keep us ad-free</span></em> <a href="https://give.catholic.com/give/201239/#!/donation/checkout?amount=5&utm_source=website&utm_medium=orange_button&utm_campaign=catholic_com&utm_content=donate_5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7"><button class="jsx-baf003ec846595e7 btn btn-warning-orange ml-3"> $5</button></a></div></div></div></div><section 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derived from the Greek word\u003cem\u003e presbuteros, \u003c/em\u003ewhich is commonly rendered into Bible English as \u0026#8220;elder\u0026#8221; or \u0026#8220;presbyter.\u0026#8221; The ministry of Catholic priests is that of the presbyters mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 15:6, 23). The Bible says little about the duties of presbyters, but it does reveal they functioned in a priestly capacity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were ordained by the laying on of hands (1 Tm 4:14, 5:22), they preached and taught the flock (1 Tm 5:17), and they administered sacraments (Jas 5:13-15). These are the essential functions of the priestly office, so wherever the various forms of \u003cem\u003epresbuteros \u003c/em\u003eappear\u0026#8211;except, of course, in instances which pertain to the Jewish elders (Mt 21:23, Acts 4:23)\u0026#8211;the word may rightly be translated as \u0026#8220;priest\u0026#8221; instead of \u0026#8220;elder\u0026#8221; or \u0026#8220;presbyter.\u0026#8221;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpiscopos \u003c/em\u003earises from two words, \u003cem\u003eepi\u003c/em\u003e (over) and\u003cem\u003e skopeo\u003c/em\u003e (to see), and it means literally \u0026#8220;an overseer\u0026#8221;: We translate it as \u0026#8220;bishop.\u0026#8221; The King James Version renders the office of overseer\u003cem\u003e, episkopen, \u003c/em\u003eas \u0026#8220;bishopric\u0026#8221; (Acts 1:20). The role of the \u003cem\u003eepiscopos\u003c/em\u003e is not clearly defined in the New Testament, but by the beginning of the second century it had obtained a fixed meaning. There is early evidence of this refinement in ecclesiastical nomenclature in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch (d. A.D. 107), who wrote at length of the authority of bishops as distinct from presbyters and deacons (\u003cem\u003eEpistle to the Magnesians\u003c/em\u003e 6:1, 13:1-2; \u003cem\u003eEpistle to the Trallians\u003c/em\u003e 2:1-3; \u003cem\u003eEpistle to the Smyrnaeans\u003c/em\u003e 8:1-2).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Testament tendency to use \u003cem\u003eepiscopos\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003epresbuteros\u003c/em\u003e interchangeably is similar to the contemporary Protestant use of the term \u0026#8220;minister\u0026#8221; to denote various offices, both ordained and unordained (senior minister, music minister, youth minister). Similarly, the term \u003cem\u003ediakonos \u003c/em\u003eis rendered both as \u0026#8220;deacon\u0026#8221; and as \u0026#8220;minister\u0026#8221; in the Bible, yet in Protestant churches the office of deacon is clearly distinguished from and subordinate to the office of minister.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Acts 20:17-38 the same men are called \u003cem\u003epresbyteroi\u003c/em\u003e (v. 17) and \u003cem\u003eepiscopoi\u003c/em\u003e (v. 28). \u003cem\u003ePresbuteroi \u003c/em\u003eis used in a technical sense to identify their office of ordained leadership. \u003cem\u003eEpiscopoi\u003c/em\u003e is used in a non-technical sense to describe the type of ministry they exercised. This is how the Revised Standard Version renders the verses: \u0026#8220;And from Miletus he [Paul] . . . called for the elders [\u003cem\u003epresbuteroi\u003c/em\u003e]of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them . . . \u0026#8216;Take heed to yourselves and all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you guardians [\u003cem\u003eepiscopoi\u003c/em\u003e], to feed the church of the Lord.'\u0026#8221;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn other passages it\u0026#8217;s clear that although men called \u003cem\u003epresbuteroi\u003c/em\u003e ruled over individual congregations (parishes), the apostles ordained certain men, giving them authority over multiple congregations (dioceses), each with its own presbyters. These were endowed with the power to ordain additional presbyters as needed to shepherd the flock and carry on the work of the gospel. Titus and Timothy were two of those early\u003cem\u003e episcopoi\u003c/em\u003e and clearly were above the office of \u003cem\u003epresbuteros\u003c/em\u003e. They had the authority to select, ordain, and govern other presbyters, as is evidenced by Paul\u0026#8217;s instructions: \u0026#8220;This is why I left you in Crete . . . that you might appoint elders in every town as I directed you\u0026#8221; (Ti 1:5; cf. 1 Tm 5:17-22).\u003c/p\u003e\n","question":"The New Testament mentions three categories of Church leaders: bishops, presbyters, and deacons. So how can the Catholic Church justify its office of \"priest?\" The New Testament writers seem to understand \"bishop\" and \"presbyter\" to be synonymous terms for the same office (Acts 20:17-38). 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