Bible Verses About Ministers

Then he said to his talmidim, "The harvest is rich, but the workers are few.

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers to gather in his harvest."

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.

"Do not fear those who kill the body but are powerless to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who can destroy both soul and body in Gei-Hinnom.

Let them be. They are blind guides. When a blind man guides another blind man, both will fall in a pit."

So whatever they tell you, take care to do it. But don't do what they do, because they talk but don't act!

Yes, I tell you that he will put him in charge of all he owns.

But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, `My master is taking his time';

and he starts beating up his fellow servants and spends his time eating and drinking with drunkards;

then his master will come on a day the servant does not expect, at a time he doesn't know;

and he will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites, where people will wail and grind their teeth!

So the eleven talmidim went to the hill in the Galil where Yeshua had told them to go.

When they saw him, they prostrated themselves before him; but some hesitated.

Yeshua came and talked with them. He said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Therefore, go and make people from all nations into talmidim, immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh,

Whoever trusts and is immersed will be saved; whoever does not trust will be condemned.

And they went out and proclaimed everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the message by the accompanying signs.

Yeshua said, “Let the dead bury their own dead; you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God!”

After this, the Lord appointed seventy other talmidim and sent them on ahead in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go.

“Whoever listens to you listens to me, also whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the One who sent me.”

The seventy came back jubilant. “Lord,” they said, “with your power, even the demons submit to us!”

But I prayed for you, Shim‘on, that your trust might not fail. And you, once you have turned back in repentance, strengthen your brothers!”

The hired hand, since he isn’t a shepherd and the sheep aren’t his own, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf drags them off and scatters them.

After breakfast, Yeshua said to Shim‘on Kefa, “Shim‘on Bar-Yochanan, do you love me more than these?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I’m your friend.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

A second time he said to him, “Shim‘on Bar-Yochanan, do you love me?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I’m your friend.” He said to him, “Shepherd my sheep.”