25 Bible Verses about Leaders
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Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith.
Let them alone. They are blind teachers! And if one blind man guides another, they will both fall into the ditch."
Elders who do their duties well should be considered as deserving twice the salary they get especially those who keep on toiling in preaching and teaching.
We beg you, brothers, to practice showing respect to those who labor among you, who are your leaders in the Lord's work, and who advise you;
for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead peaceful, quiet lives in perfect piety and seriousness.
Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him,
And you must not be called 'leaders,' for you have only one Leader, and that is Christ.
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.
or of one who encourages others, in the field of encouragement; or one who gives his money, with liberality; or one who leads others, with earnestness; or one who does deeds of charity, with cheerfulness.
Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods"'?
From Thematic Bible
Leaders » Garments of prophets » General references to
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!
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
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."
And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said,
But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead.
Leaders » Heal persecution of » Divinely appointed
So, because I hold a place in this ministry and that because I have had God's mercy shown me, I never give up.
for which I was called to serve in accordance with the gift of God's unmerited favor which was bestowed on me by the exercise of His power--
if indeed you continue well grounded and firm in faith and never shift from the hope inspired by the good news you heard, which has been preached all over the world, and of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.
He has qualified even me as a minister of the new covenant, which is not a written but a spiritual covenant. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Of this good news I have been appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
Leaders » Support of unfaithful » Affliction of
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.
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.
Then they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept on working with them and confirming their message by the signs that attended it.
In those days John the Baptist appeared, and kept preaching in the desert of Judea,
Then I saw another angel flying in mid-air, with eternal good news to tell to the inhabitants of the earth, to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
Leaders » Elders » Governmental
Leaders » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » False teachers, warnings against
Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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,
through the pretensions of false teachers, men with seared consciences,
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.
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
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
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.
So Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Christ to the Samaritans.
Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.
and at once he began to preach in their synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
He has sent His message to the descendants of Israel, by telling them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all.
Leaders » Support of » Self-support as practised by paul
You remember, brothers, our hard labor and toil. We kept up our habit of working night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you when we preached to you.
You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.
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.
So Paul for two whole years lived in a rented house of his own; he continued to welcome everybody who came to see him;
Leaders » Men of God » Men raised up as deliverers of israel
Leaders » Religious priests » General references to
Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged
Then He said to them, "You must go all over the world and preach the good news to all the creation.
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.
preach the message, stay at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people with perfect patience as a teacher.
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."
Leaders » Religious priests » Laws in regard to
Leaders » Support of » In the Christian church
For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the grain," and, "The workman deserves his pay."
and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor any shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his support.
Just so the Lord has issued orders that those who preach the good news shall get their living out of it.
Those who are taught the truth should share all their goods with the man who teaches them.
Leaders » Preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock
Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.
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.
Leaders » FALSE » Prophets in the Christian church
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.
And God has placed people in the church, first as apostles, second as prophets, third as teachers, then wonder-workers; then people with power to cure the sick, helpers, managers, ecstatic speakers.
And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,
Let two or three prophets speak, and the rest consider carefully what is said;
Leaders » Preaching » As teachers of the word
and teach them to practice all the commands that I have given you. And I myself will surely be with you all the days, down to the very close of an age."
So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;
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.
With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
to the one a deadly perfume that leads to death, to the other a living perfume that leads to life.
Many of you, my brothers, should avoid becoming teachers, because you know that we teachers are going to be judged with stricter judgment than other people.
Leaders » Dues of » High priests
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.
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
And as He was passing by, He saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting in the tax-collector's office, and He said to him, "Follow me." Then he got up and followed Him.
So Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishermen for catching men."
He at once called them. They left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went after Him.
When day came, He called His disciples to Him, and selected from them twelve whom He also named apostles:
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. So He sought out Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
Leaders » Elders » Jewish
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.
"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."
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?"
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.
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
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
Leaders » FALSE » Incognito
Leaders » Solemn charges given » Paul to timothy
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality.
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
I solemnly charge you, before God and Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom,
Leaders » Apostles » Names of
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.
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,
Simon whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
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
"So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place" -- let the reader take notice --
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » David
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
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
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
Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them the following charge: "Do not go to the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » John the baptist
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
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
While we were spending some days here, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Leaders » Solemn charges given » Paul to the ephesian elders
Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » Isaiah
Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
"You people, stubborn in will, heathenish in hearts and ears, you are always resisting the Holy Spirit, as your forefathers did, too.
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » John the baptist
"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
Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he uttered the following prophecy:
Men of God » Leaders » Sent as divine messengers
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
You have not chosen me; I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, that your fruit may remain too, so that the Father may grant you, as bearers of my name, whatever you ask Him for.
But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name to the heathen and their kings, and to the descendants of Israel.
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
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.
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.
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.
Topics on Leaders
Admonition, Of Leaders
1 Thessalonians 5:12We beg you, brothers, to practice showing respect to those who labor among you, who are your leaders in the Lord's work, and who advise you;
Assembling Leaders
Matthew 2:4So he called together all the high priests and scribes of the people, and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.
Deception, Christian Leaders Must Not
2 Corinthians 4:2On the other hand, I have renounced all underhanded, disgraceful methods; I neither practice cunning nor do I tamper with God's message, but by clear and candid statements of truth I try to commend myself to every human conscience in God's sight.
elders, as community leaders
Mark 5:22And 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 1:20For 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 3:1In 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,
Leaders, Spiritual
Hebrews 5:4And no one takes this honor upon himself but is called to it by God, as Aaron was.
Shepherds, As Kings And Leaders
John 10:11I am the good shepherd myself. The good shepherd gives his own life for his sheep.
Watchfulness, Of Leaders
John 21:16Jesus 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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