14 Bible Verses about Leadership Qualities

and to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

Therefore, brethren, look out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;

moreover he must also have a good report from them that are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;

True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.

But thou art well acquainted with my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

presiding well over his own house, having his children in subjection with all propriety;

or he that exhorteth, to exhortation; he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that presideth over others, with diligence; he that doeth deeds of mercy, with cheerfulness.

No one, however, spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews.

And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Paul, an apostle, not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,

Jesus therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.

And I saw, between the throne and the four living creatures and the elders, a Lamb standing, as if it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.