25 Bible Verses about Leaders

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

So they were prejudiced against Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is no where less honoured than in his own country, and in his own family.

When the chief priests therefore and the officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him." Pilate saith unto them, Take Him yourselves, and crucify Him: for I find no fault in Him.

And in like manner the chief priests also insulting Him, with the scribes and elders,

but the chief priests incited the people to desire that he would rather release Barabbas to them.

Therefore having received this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we are not disheartened:

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God conferred on me by the effectual operation of his power.

if so be ye continue grounded and settled in the faith, and be not moved from the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached throughout the whole creation, of which I Paul am a minister.

Who hath also fitted us to be ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles:

For to this end was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged indeed according to men in the flesh, but might live according to God in the spirit.

preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom, none forbidding him.

And they went forth and preached every where, the Lord co-operating with them, and confirming the word by miracles following upon it. Amen.

Now in those days came John the baptist preaching in the desert part of Judea,

And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel, to preach to those that dwell upon the earth, to every nation, and tribe, and tongue,

But there were indeed false prophets among the people of old, as there will be also among you false teachers, who will privately introduce pernicious heresies, denying even the Lord that bought them, and bringing upon themselves swift destruction,

These things teach and exhort. If any one teach otherwise, and adhere not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the doctrine which is according to godliness;

and doctrines of demons founded in the hypocrisy of liars, who are seared in their own conscience, forbidding to marry,

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert.

For the time will come, when they will not bear sound doctrine; but having itching ears, will heap up to themselves teachers after their own hearts:

and sent his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.

being vexed that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And Philip coming to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

And he immediately preached Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.

According to the declaration which He made to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

and as he was of the same trade, he staid and worked with them: for they were tent-makers.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

and ye yourselves know that these hands have ministred to my necessities, and to those that were with me.

neither did we eat any one's bread for nothing; but with labor and toil, working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you.

And Paul abode two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came to him:

And He said unto them, Go to all the world and preach the gospel to every one:

What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand: and in confirmation of your doctrine heal the sick,

preach the word, be instant both in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and instruction.

but Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

For the scripture saith, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn:" and, "The workman is worthy of his hire."

nor two coats, nor shoes, nor weapons; for the laborer is worthy of his food.

So also the Lord hath ordained, that those who preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel.

And let him, that is instructed in the word, communicate in all good things to him that instructeth.

Nevertheless ye did well in communicating to the relief of my affliction.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the holy Spirit hath appointed you bishops, to feed the church of God, which He purchased with his own blood.

He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon son of Jonas, dost thou love me? Peter was grieved, that He said to him the third time, Dost thou love me? And he said unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things, Thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers, as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen who had been educated with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul;

And God hath placed you accordingly in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, and various kinds of tongues.

And therefore He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; to qualify holy men for the work of the ministry,

And in these days came down prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch.

And let but two or three of the prophets speak, and the others judge.

and of the holy Ghost, and teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,

and let not those who have believing masters, despise them, because they are brethren; but serve them more readily, because they are faithful and beloved by God, partakers of his grace.

These things declare and teach.

with meekness instructing those of different sentiments, not knowing but God may give them repentance to the acknowledgement of the truth;

Be ruled by those that are your guides, and submit to them: for they watch for your souls; (as those that must give an account) that they may do it with joy and not with uneasiness: for this were unprofitable for you.

to these indeed we are an odor of death to death; to those an odor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we who are such shall pass a stricter trial than others: for in many things we all offend;

but into the second only the high-priest went once a year; and that not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the sins of the people committed through ignorance.

So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made an high-priest; but He that said unto Him, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

And as He went along, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith unto him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

(for they were fishermen,) and Jesus said unto them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men:

and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the men he had hired, and went along with Him.

And when it was day, He called his disciples to Him: and chose out twelve from among them, whom He also named his apostles:

The day following Jesus had a mind to go out into Galilee, and meeting with Philip, saith unto him, Follow me.

Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled. And they, that apprehended Jesus, led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled:

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat.

And when He was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority?

And as soon as ever it was light the chief priests holding a consultation with the elders and scribes, they and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.

As the high priest is my witness, and all the elders: from whom I received letters to our brethren, and went to Damascus to bring those also, that were there, bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.

Be ruled by those that are your guides, and submit to them: for they watch for your souls; (as those that must give an account) that they may do it with joy and not with uneasiness: for this were unprofitable for you.

I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou keep to these things without preference of persons, doing nothing with partiality.

I charge thee before God, who giveth life to all, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed a good confession before Pontius Pilate,

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing, in his kingdom;

And when they were come in to the city, they went up into an upper room, where Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude the brother of James, usually abode.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew;

(to wit, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

even Simon, whom He surnamed Peter,

When therefore ye shall see the desolating abomination, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing at the holy place, (let him, that readeth, attend) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains:

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will publish things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world.

So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, judge ye: for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

for John said to Him, It is not lawful for thee to have her: and he would have put him to death,

These twelve did Jesus send forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not among the gentiles, neither enter into any city of the Samaritans:

I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

But the hireling, that is not the true shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf seizeth them, and disperseth the sheep.

And as we abode there several days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus:

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the holy Spirit hath appointed you bishops, to feed the church of God, which He purchased with his own blood.

Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Spirit,

and sent his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.

Ye did not first choose me, but I chose you, and have appointed you to go forth, and bear fruit, and that your fruit should be lasting: that whatsoever ye ask the Father in my name, He may give it you.

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way, for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

but God hath chosen things that are foolish in the eye of the world to put it's wise men to confusion; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the mighty; and things in the opinion of the world ignoble, and despicable, and accounted as nothing, hath God chosen, to abolish things that are in esteem among men;

that no flesh may glory in his presence.

And Mary taking a pound of ointment of spikenard of great value, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Then Peter arose, and went with them: and when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood round him weeping, and shewing him the coats and garments which Dorcas made when she was with them.

and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who assisted Him with their substance.