Bible Verses About Minister (1)

That yee haue them in singular loue for their workes sake. Bee at peace among your selues.

This commandement commit I vnto thee, sonne Timotheus, according to the prophecies, which went before vpon thee, that thou by them shouldest fight a good fight,

Hauing faith and a good conscience, which some haue put away, and as concerning faith, haue made shipwracke.

Of whom is Hymeneus, and Alexander, whom I haue deliuered vnto Satan, that they might learne not to blaspheme.

I Exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giuing of thanks be made for all men,

For Kings, and for all that are in authoritie, that we may leade a quiet and a peaceable life, in all godlinesse and honestie.

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,

Who will that all men shalbe saued, and come vnto the acknowledging of the trueth.

For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is the man Christ Iesus,

Who gaue himselfe a ransome for all men, to be that testimonie in due time,

Whereunto I am ordeined a preacher and an Apostle (I speake the trueth in Christ, and lie not) euen a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and veritie.

I will therefore that the men pray, euery where lifting vp pure hands without wrath, or douting.

Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,

But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

Let the woman learne in silence with all subiection.

I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

For Adam was first formed, then Eue.

And Adam was not deceiued, but the woman was deceiued, and was in the transgression.

Notwithstanding, through bearing of children she shalbe saued if they continue in faith, and loue, and holines with modestie.

This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.

A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie.

For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?

He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill.