25 Bible Verses about Leaders

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."

When the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "You take him and crucify him, for I find no fault in him."

So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace which was given me by the working of his power.

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

who has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

For this reason the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they might live in the spirit according to the will of God.

preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ quite openly and unhindered.

Then they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the signs that accompanied it. Amen.

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness,

through the pretensions of liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron,

wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires,

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; but they were not willing to come.

being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Philip went down to a city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus.

And immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all).

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked, for by trade they were tentmakers.

For you remember our labor and toil, brethren; we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we preached to you the gospel of God.

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me.

nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

And he stayed there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,

And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.

And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.

Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

For the scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages."

nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.

In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living from the gospel.

Let the one who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.

Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with the blood of his Own.

He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then those having gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and those speaking in various kinds of tongues.

And he gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,

Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.

teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but they must serve them all the better, because those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties.

Command and teach these things.

with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God will grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this with joy, and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

to the one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

But into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.

So also Christ did not exalt himself to become a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my son, today I have begotten you";

As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed him.

And Jesus said to them, "Come follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."

And immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him.

And when it was day, he called his disciples to himself; and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."

And those who had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Very early in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished.

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this with joy, and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

I charge you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, doing nothing out of favoritism.

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.

The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip, and Bartholomew,

Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;

"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination of desolation,' spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand)

So was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them: "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any town of the Samaritans.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with the blood of his Own.

"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did.

I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; but they were not willing to come.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong, God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

so that no flesh may boast before God.

Then Mary took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had come out, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their means.