30 Bible Verses about Ministers, Should Be

Away! away! go out from there, touching no unclean thing; go out from among her; be clean, you who take up the vessels of the Lord.

Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin.

Let them be holy to their God and not make the name of their God common; for the fire offerings of the Lord and the bread of their God are offered by them, and they are to be holy.

But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;

Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

And the voice of the Lord came to my ears, saying, Whom am I to send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me.

Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.

Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another.

But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death. For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.

Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching.

But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father,

And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,

Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.

Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.