25 Bible Verses about Ministers, Way They Should Teach

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached the Christ to them.

For I determined not to know any thing among you but Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not regard the person of any, but teach the way of God in truth.

If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man acts as a deacon, let him do this as from the strength which God supplies; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and strength from age to age. Amen.

And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.

Then they that were dispersed went everywhere preaching the word.

For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of speech, lest the cross of the Christ should be deprived of its power.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants, for Jesus sake.

For we do not, as the many, adulterate the word of God; but, as from sincerity, but, as from God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

but we have renounced the secret works of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but, by the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For our exhortation arose not from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor was it with guile;

Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all the words of this life.

and that I have kept back nothing that was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you both publicly, and from house to house,

by the power of signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. So that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of the Christ;

"What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light: and what you hear in the ear, preach on the house-tops. And fear not them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Since then we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech,

so, having a strong affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives also, because you had become dear to us.

but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.

But God is true; for our preaching to you was not yes and no: for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me and Sylvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but in him was yes.

Take heed to yourself, and to your teaching; continue in them; for by doing this, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.

Some, indeed, preach the Christ, because of envy and a contentious disposition, and some because of good-will. These do it from love, because they know that I am set for the defense of the gospel; those preach Christ from a contentious disposition, not sincerely, thinking that they will add affliction to my bonds.

What, then, is my reward? That, while I preach, I may make the gospel of Christ to be without charge, in order that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for, laboring night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.