Bible Verses About Ministers

But as we were allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed vnto vs, so we speake, not as they that please men, but God, which approoueth our hearts.

Neither yet did we euer vse flattering wordes, as ye knowe, nor coloured couetousnes, God is recorde.

Neither sought we prayse of men, neither of you, nor of others, when we might haue bene chargeable, as the Apostles of Christ.

But we were gentle among you, euen as a nource cherisheth her children.

Thus being affectioned toward you, our good will was to haue dealt vnto you, not the Gospel of God onely, but also our owne soules, because ye were deare vnto vs.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and trauaile: for we laboured day and night, because we would not be chargeable vnto any of you, and preached vnto you the Gospel of God.

As ye knowe how that we exhorted you, and comforted, and besought euery one of you (as a father his children)

But now lately when Timotheus came from you vnto vs, and brought vs good tidings of your faith and loue, and that ye haue good remembrance of vs alwayes, desiring to see vs, as we also do you,

Therefore, brethren, we had consolation in you, in all our affliction and necessitie through your faith.

For nowe are wee aliue, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

For what thankes can wee recompense to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith we reioyce for your sakes before our God,

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

Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.

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,

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.

Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,

Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.

Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.

Let no man despise thy youth, but be vnto them that beleeue, an ensample, in worde, in conuersation, in loue, in spirit, in faith, and in purenesse.

Till I come, giue attendance to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.

These things exercise, and giue thy selfe vnto them, that it may be seene howe thou profitest among all men.

Take heede vnto thy selfe, and vnto learning: continue therein: for in doing this thou shalt both saue thy selfe, and them that heare thee.

The Elders that rule well, let them be had in double honour, specially they which labour in the worde and doctrine,