30 Bible Verses about Ministers, Should Be

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from there. Touch no unclean thing. Go ye out of the midst of her. Cleanse yourselves, ye who bear the vessels of LORD.

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the offerings of LORD made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews.

but in everything commending ourselves as helpers of God, in much perseverance, in afflictions, in necessities, in restrictions,

And a bondman of Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, without wine, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,

For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,

And I heard the voice of LORD, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, I am here, send me.

Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others. While able to bear down as apostles of Christ,

I solemnly testify before God, and Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen agents, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.

nevertheless we became gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherishes her own children.

But I make nothing of the matter, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so as to fully complete my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the good-news of the grace of God.

according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus.

But I give my body a black eye and subdue it, lest somehow having preached to others, I myself might become disqualified.

Until I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

But be thou sober in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, bring thy ministry to fullness.

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

always in my every entreaty for all of you, making the entreaty with joy

a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety

Just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the good-news, you all being partners with me of the grace.

Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.

Brothers, become fellow-imitators of me, and watch those who so walk, just as ye have us for an example.

Not because we have no right, but that we might give ourselves an example to you, in order to imitate us.

Let no man disparage thy youth, but become an example of the faithful, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

nor as domineering over the lots, but becoming examples of the flock.