25 Bible Verses about Leaders

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It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

Those who were looked upon as leaders -- what they were makes no difference to me -- God pays no attention to outward appearances these leaders added nothing new to me.

Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods"'?

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Leaders » Garments of prophets » General references to

Matthew 13:57

And so they found a cause for stumbling over Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never fails to be honored except in his native neighborhood and in his own home." And so

Leaders » FALSE » Called seers

Leaders » Dues of » Food of

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests

John 19:6

When the high priests and attendants saw Him, they shouted, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I can find no ground for a charge against Him."

Matthew 27:41

And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said,

Mark 15:11

But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead.

Leaders » Heal persecution of » Divinely appointed

Leaders » Support of unfaithful » Affliction of

1 Peter 4:6

This is why the good news was preached to the dead too, that they may be judged in their physical nature as men are, but live in the Spirit as God does.

Acts 28:31

yes, he continued to preach to them the kingdom of God, and to teach them about the Lord Jesus Christ, and that with perfect, unfettered freedom of speech.

Leaders » Elders » Governmental

Leaders » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » False teachers, warnings against

1 Timothy 6:3

If anyone teaches different doctrines and refuses to agree with the wholesome messages of our Lord Jesus Christ, the teaching that is in accordance with true religion,

1 Timothy 1:7

They want to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand the words they use or the things about which they make such confident assertions.

2 Timothy 4:3

For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but to gratify their own evil desires will surround themselves with teachers who teach to gratify their own evil desires, because their ears are itching so to be tickled,

Leaders » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers

Matthew 22:3

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come.

Leaders » Religious priests » Should be holy

Leaders » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to

Leaders » Preaching » Christ the theme of

Acts 4:2

because they were very much disturbed over their continuing to teach the people and to declare in the case of Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 8:35

Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.

Acts 9:20

and at once he began to preach in their synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.

Leaders » Support of » Self-support as practised by paul

Acts 20:34

You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

I did not eat any man's bread without paying for it, but with toil and hard labor I worked night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you.

Acts 28:30

So Paul for two whole years lived in a rented house of his own; he continued to welcome everybody who came to see him;

More verses: 1 Corinthians 9:15

Leaders » Men of God » Men raised up as deliverers of israel

More verses: Judges 2:16 Judges 9:17

Leaders » Religious priests » General references to

More verses: 2 Chronicles 11:13

Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged

Matthew 10:27

What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops.

Luke 9:60

Then He answered him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but you go on and continue to spread the good news of the kingdom of God."

More verses: Luke 9:2 Acts 5:20

Leaders » Religious priests » Laws in regard to

More verses: Leviticus 21:1

Leaders » Support of » In the Christian church

1 Timothy 5:18

For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the grain," and, "The workman deserves his pay."

1 Corinthians 9:14

Just so the Lord has issued orders that those who preach the good news shall get their living out of it.

Leaders » Preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock

John 21:17

For the third time Jesus asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you really tenderly love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus the third time asked him, "Do you really tenderly love me?" So he answered Him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I do tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep.

More verses: 1 Peter 5:2

Leaders » FALSE » Prophets in the Christian church

Acts 13:1

Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who is called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen who was an intimate friend of the governor, and Saul.

Acts 11:27

At that time some prophets from Jerusalem came down to Antioch,

Leaders » Preaching » As teachers of the word

1 Timothy 6:2

Those who have Christian masters must not pay them less respect because they are brothers; they must serve them all the better, because those who get the benefit of their service are believers and so are dear to them. These are the things that you must continue to teach and urge them to do.

Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the one a deadly perfume that leads to death, to the other a living perfume that leads to life.

Leaders » Dues of » High priests

Hebrews 9:7

but into the second or inner part nobody but the high priest may go, and he only once a year, and never without blood which he offers for himself and for the sins committed in ignorance by the people.

Hebrews 5:5

So Christ too did not take upon Himself the glory of being appointed High Priest, but it was God who said: "You are my Son; I have today become your Father,"

Leaders » FALSE » Schools of

Leaders » Apostles » Call of to special work

Mark 1:20

He at once called them. They left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went after Him.

Luke 6:13

When day came, He called His disciples to Him, and selected from them twelve whom He also named apostles:

John 1:43

The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. So He sought out Philip and said to him, "Follow me."

More verses: Acts 22:21

Leaders » Elders » Jewish

Matthew 26:57

The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our forefathers? For they do not practice washing their hands when they take their meals."

Matthew 21:23

And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Mark 15:1

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate.

Acts 22:5

as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. Indeed, I had received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on the way there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.

Leaders » Preaching » Spiritual watchmen

Leaders » FALSE » Incognito

Leaders » Solemn charges given » Paul to timothy

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality.

1 Timothy 6:13

Before God who preserves the life of all His creatures and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made His good profession, I solemnly charge you

Leaders » Apostles » Names of

Acts 1:13

When they reached the city, they went to the room upstairs where they had been staying; they were: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

Matthew 10:2

Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John,

Luke 6:14

Simon whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

Mark 3:16

The Twelve whom He appointed were: Peter, the name which He gave to Simon,

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » The incorruptibility of, in refusing gifts

Leaders » Solemn charges given » Moses to joshua

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Iddo

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Shemaiah

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » moses

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Obed

Leaders » Solemn charges given » Jehoshaphat to leaders of judah

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Insentiate and pleasure-loving

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » King david

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Hananiah

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Lead the sheep astray

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Scatter the flock

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Micaiah before king ahab

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Nathan before king david

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elijah before king ahab

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Ahijah

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Joshua

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Elijah

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Elisha

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » samuel

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Daniel

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » David

Matthew 13:35

to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in stories, I will utter truths concealed since creation."

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Eldad

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Medad

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Gad

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » King saul

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » Jeremiah

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin

Acts 4:18-20

So they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all about the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of Him, for we cannot keep from telling what we have seen and heard."

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » John the baptist before herod

Matthew 14:4

for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elisha before king jehoram

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Jeremiah

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Micaiah

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Abraham

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Isaiah

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Nathan

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » balaam

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Jehu

Leaders » Solemn charges given » Christ to the disciples

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » John the baptist

Matthew 3:14

But John tried to prevent Him, by saying, "I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me!"

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » moses

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » King solomon

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Daniel before king belshazzar

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel

Leaders » Solemn charges given » David to solomon

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » gideon

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Hirelings forsake the sheep

John 10:12

The hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf carries off some of the sheep and scatters the flock.

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Aaron

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Agabus

Acts 21:10

While we were spending some days here, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Leaders » Solemn charges given » Paul to the ephesian elders

Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » Isaiah

Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » John the baptist

Luke 7:28

"I tell you, of all men born of women there is not one greater than John; and yet the one who is of least importance in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Zacharias

Luke 1:67

Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he uttered the following prophecy:

Men of God » Leaders » Sent as divine messengers

Matthew 22:3

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come.

Men of God » Leaders

1 Corinthians 1:27-28

Just the opposite: God chose what the world calls foolish to put the wise to shame, what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame, what the world calls of low degree, yea, what it counts as nothing and what it thinks does not exist, God chose to put a stop to what it thinks exists,

Women » Leaders » Liberality of

John 12:3

Then Mary took a pound of expensive perfume, made of the purest oil, and poured it on Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair; and the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Acts 9:39

So Peter at once got up and went with them. When he reached there, they took him to the room upstairs, and all the widows took their stand around him, crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Luke 8:2-3

and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, who was called Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had gone, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many other women, who continued to contribute to their needs out of their personal means.

More verses: Luke 21:2-4

Topics on Leaders

Assembling Leaders

Matthew 2:4

So he called together all the high priests and scribes of the people, and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.

elders, as community leaders

Mark 5:22

And a man named Jairus, a leader of a synagogue, came up, and when he saw Jesus he flung himself at His feet

Exchanging Of Leaders

Acts 1:20

For in the Book of Psalms it is written: 'Let his estate be desolate, and let no one live on it,' and 'Let someone else take his position.'

Leaders, Political

Luke 3:1

In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was governor of Galilee, and his brother Philip was governor of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was governor of Abilene,

Watchfulness, Of Leaders

John 21:16

Jesus again said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you really devoted to me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep."

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