27 Bible Verses about Ministers, Should Be

they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

But as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, distresses,

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged,

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

For the overseer must be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not fond of sordid gain,

shepherd the flock of God that is under your care, serving as overseersnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents, but parents for their children.

nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.

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.

But we were gentle among you, like a mother nursing her little children.

But I do not consider my life of any account nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

But I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

always making my prayer with joy in every prayer of mine for you all,

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

Having so fond an affection for you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who live according to the pattern you have in us.

We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

Let no one look down on your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

not as lording it over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.