Bible Verses About Ministers

I charge thee before God and the Lord Iesus Christ, and the elect Angels, that thou obserue these thinges without preferring one to an other, and doe nothing partially.

Thou therefore, my sonne, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Iesus.

And what things thou hast heard of me, by many witnesses, ye same deliuer to faithfull men, which shalbe able to teache other also.

Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good souldier of Iesus Christ.

No man that warreth, entangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life, because he woulde please him that hath chosen him to be a souldier.

But the seruant of ye Lord must not striue, but must be gentle toward all men, apt to teache, suffering the euill,

Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of.

I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith.

For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

Holding fast that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.

For there are many disobedient and vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,

Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,

These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.

And no man taketh this honor vnto him selfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is mine helper, neither will I feare what man can doe vnto me.

Obey them that haue the ouersight of you, and submit your selues: for they watche for your soules, as they that must giue accountes, that they may doe it with ioy, and not with griefe: for that is vnprofitable for you.

Pray for vs: for we are assured that we haue a good conscience in all things, desiring to liue honestly.

If any man speake, let him speake as the wordes of God. If any man minister, let him do it as of the abilitie which God ministreth, that God in al things may be glorified through Iesus Christ, to whome is prayse and dominion for euer, and euer, Amen.

Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpon you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:

Not as though ye were lords ouer Gods heritage, but that yee may bee ensamples to the flocke.

And when that chiefe shepheard shall appeare, ye shall receiue an incorruptible crowne of glory.