13 Bible Verses about Pastors

Who rendered as fitting servants of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, and the Spirit makes alive.

For this, having this service, as we were compassionated, we lose not courage;

And all things of God, having reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and given us the service of reconciliation;

Attend therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit set you inspectors, to feed the church of God, which he acquired by his own blood.

Tend the flock of God which among you, inspecting, not by force, but voluntarily; neither occupied in sordid gain, but of a ready will;

For a bishop must be irreproachable, as steward of God; not self-sufficient, not prone to anger, not intemperate, not a striker, not occupied in sordid gain.

Is any sick among you let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:

And we will persevere in prayer, and the service of the word.

And he said to them, Having gone into all the world proclaim the good news to all creation.

In the hypocrisy of speaking falsely; burned with a hot iron in their own consciousness;

Neither as ruling over the portions obtained by lot, but being types of the flock.

Faithful the word, If any strive for superintendence, he eagerly desires a good work. Therefore an overseer must be irreprehensible, husband of one wife, sober, of sound mind, well arranged, hospitable, giving instruction; Not intoxicated, not a quarrelsome person, not occupied in sordid gain; but equitable, without fighting, exempt from avarice;