Hebrews 13:17
Obey your Leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, as men who will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage.
Acts 20:28
Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the Church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.
Hebrews 13:7
Do not forget your Leaders, the men who told you God's Message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.
1 Corinthians 16:16
I want you, on your part, to show deference to such men as these, as well as to every fellow laborer and earnest worker.
1 Timothy 5:17
Those Officers of the Church who fill their office well should be held deserving of especial consideration, particularly those whose work lies in preaching and teaching.
Luke 16:2
So the master called him and said 'What is this that I hear about you? Give in your accounts, for you cannot act as steward any longer.'
Acts 20:24-26
But I count my life of no value to myself, if only I may complete the course marked out for me, and the task that was allotted me by the Lord Jesus--which was to declare the Good News of the Love of God.
Romans 14:12
So, then, each one of us will have to render account of himself to God.
1 Corinthians 4:1-2
Let men look upon us as Christ's servants, and as stewards of the hidden truths of God.
2 Corinthians 5:10-11
For at the Bar of the Christ we must all appear in our true characters, that each may reap the results of the life which he has lived in the body, in accordance with his actions--whether good or worthless.
Ephesians 5:21
And submit to one another from reverence for him.
Philippians 1:4
Always, in every prayer that I offer for you all--my prayers are full of joy--
Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always been obedient in the past, so now work out your own Salvation with anxious care, not only when I am with you, but all the more now that I am absent.
Philippians 2:16
Offering to men the Message of Life; and then I shall be able at the Day of Christ to boast that I did not run my course for nothing, or toil for nothing.
Philippians 2:29
Give him, then, the heartiest of Christian welcomes, and hold such men in great honour.
Philippians 3:18
For there are many--of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears--who are living in enmity to the cross of the Christ.
Philippians 4:1
So then, my dear Brothers, whom I am longing to see--you who are my joy and my crown, stand fast in union with the Lord, dear friends.
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
For what hope or joy will be ours, or what crown shall we have to boast of, in the presence of our Lord Jesus, at his Coming, if it be not you?
1 Thessalonians 3:9-10
How can we thank God enough for all the happiness that you are giving us in the sight of our God?
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
We beg you, Brothers, to value those who toil among you, and are your leaders in the Lord's service, and give you counsel.
2 Thessalonians 3:14
If any one disregards what we have said in this letter, mark that man and avoid his company, that he may feel ashamed.
Hebrews 13:24
Give our greeting to all your Leaders, and to all Christ's People. Our friends from Italy send their greetings to you.
James 4:7
Therefore submit to God; but resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Peter 5:2-3
I urge you to be true shepherds of the flock of God among you, not because you are compelled, but of your own free will; not from a base love of gain, but with a ready spirit;
1 Peter 5:5
Again, you younger men should show deference to the older. And all of you should put on the badge of humility in mutual service, for 'God is opposed to the proud, but gives his help to the humble.'