27 Bible Verses about Ministers, Should Be

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.

"serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and amid trials that befell me through the plots of the Jews.

but in every way I am striving to commend myself as God's minister by stedfast endurance, by afflictions, by troubles, by distresses,

The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong.

The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching;

For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;

Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind;

And now for the third time I am preparing to visit you. I will not be a burden to you, for I am not seeking yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

Now was I seeking glory from men, either yourselves or others, although I might have exercised authority as Christ's apostle.

I charge you solemnly in the presence of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice against any man, and do nothing out of partiality.

On the contrary I showed myself among you as gentle as a mother, when she tenderly nurses her own children.

But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God.

So it is my keen expectation and hope that I shall never feel ashamed, but that with fearless courage, now as hither to, Christ may be magnified in my body, whether by my life or by my death. For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Do you then, my son, strengthen you heart in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

but I bruise my body and keep it in subjection, lest having called others to the contest, I should myself be disqualified.

Be applying yourself until I come to public reading, preaching, and teaching.

But as for you, be always self-controlled, face hardships, do the work of a missionary, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

For this cause I bend my knees before the Father,

in every petition of mine in your behalf I am offering my prayer with joy for your fellowship in forwarding the gospel,

he should be a man who rules his own household well, and keeps his children ever under control and thoroughly well behaved.

It is but just that I should be thus mindful of you all, because I have you in my heart, and because in these fetters of mine and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel you are all my fellow partners in the privilege.

So in my fond affection it was my joy to give you, not only the gospel of God, but my very life also, because you had become dear to me.

Brothers, be comrades in imitating me, and study those whose life and walk is according to the pattern I have set you.

Not that I have no right to such support; it was simply to give you an example for you to imitate.

Let no one despise you on account of your youth, but become an example for the faithful in word, in life, in love, in faith, in purity.

not by way of lording it over your heritage, but by becoming examples to the flock.