Rom 10:15, Eph 4:8-12, Heb 5:4, 1Pe 1:10, 2Pe 2:1, 1Jo 4:1 | ESV | STEP | And how are they to preach unless they are sent ? As it is written , How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news !

8 Therefore it says,

^b“When he ascended on high ^che led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.” ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women}
9 ( ^eIn saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^fthe lower regions, the earth? ^{▼▼Or the lower parts of the earth?} 10 He who descended is the one who also ^hascended ⁱfar above all the heavens, that he might ^jfill all things.) 11 And ^khe gave the ^lapostles, the prophets, the ^mevangelists, the ⁿshepherds ^{▼▼Or pastors} and teachers, ^{▼▼Or the shepherd-teachers} 12 ^qto equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^rbuilding up ^sthe body of Christ,

Hebrews 5:4

4 And ^tno one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, ^ujust as Aaron was.

1 Peter 1:10

10 Concerning this salvation, ^vthe prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,

2 Peter 2:1

False Prophets and Teachers

1 But ^wfalse prophets also arose among the people, ^xjust as there will be false teachers among you, who will ^ysecretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master ^zwho bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

1 John 4:1

Test the Spirits

1 Beloved, ^aado not believe every spirit, but ^abtest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for ^acmany ^adfalse prophets ^aehave gone out into the world.