14 Bible Verses about Leadership Qualities

continue to hold them in the highest esteem for the sake of the work they do. Practice living at peace with one another.

So, brothers, you must select from your number seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit, and of good practical sense, and we will assign them to this business,

He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, or else he may incur reproach and fall into the devil's trap.

So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;

This is a saying to be trusted: "Whoever aspires to the office of pastor desires an excellent work."

each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.

But you, on your part, have faithfully followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,

managing his own house well, with perfect seriousness keeping his children under control

or of one who encourages others, in the field of encouragement; or one who gives his money, with liberality; or one who leads others, with earnestness; or one who does deeds of charity, with cheerfulness.

And yet, for fear of the Jews, nobody dared to speak in public about Him.

Then they nominated two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

Paul, an apostle sent not from men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead --

Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not my own, but it comes from Him who sent me.

Then I saw, midway between the throne and the four living creatures, standing among the elders, a Lamb that looked as though He had been slaughtered. He had seven horns and seven eyes; the latter are the seven spirits of God which are sent on duty to every portion of the earth.