Bible Verses About Ministers

then saith he to his disciples, `The harvest indeed is abundant, but the workmen few;

beseech ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may put forth workmen to His harvest.'

that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.

`And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.

let them alone, guides they are--blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'

all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.

`And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,

the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,

and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

And the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mount where Jesus appointed them,

and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver.

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with them , and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.

and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'

And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come,

`He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, `Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'

and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, `Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Feed my lambs.'

He saith to him again, a second time, `Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Tend my sheep.'