14 Bible Verses about Leadership Qualities

and that you esteem them very highly in love on account of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Therefore, brethren, select from among yourselves seven men, of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business:

Further, he must have a good reputation from those who are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

A bishop, then, must be blame less, the husband of one wife, watchful, soberminded, modest, hospitable, able to teach,

This is a true saying: If any desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.

if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.

But you have fully known my teaching, my course of life, my purpose, my faithfulness, my long-suffering, my love, my patience,

one that rules his own house well; having his children in subjection with all gravity:

or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

However, no one spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews.

And they set apart two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias;

PAUL, an apostle, (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,)

Then Jesus answered and said: My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

And I saw, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, like one that had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God that are sent into all the earth.