Ephesians 4:11

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.