Bible Verses About Ministers

I charge thee, before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by declining to either side.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in Christ Jesus:

And the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men who shall be fit to teach others also.

Labour as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses: that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself.

But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild toward all men, apt to teach, patient,

Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine.

But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be sober.

I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course: I have kept the faith.

For this cause I left thee in Crete: that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers.

For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.

Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

This testimony is true. Wherefore, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith:

These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.

Remember your prelates who have spoken the word of God to you: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation,

Obey your prelates and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls: that they may do this with joy and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you.

Pray for us. For we trust we have a good conscience, being willing to behave ourselves well in all things.

If any man speak, let him speak, as the words of God. If any minister, let him do it, as of the power which God administereth: that in all things God may be honoured through Jesus Christ: to whom is glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily:

Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart.

And when the prince of pastors shall appear, you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.