12 Bible Verses about Ministers, Should Not Be

Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.

Except that the Holy Spirit witnesses in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

Not given to wine, not violent, not greedy of money; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but of a ready mind;

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not given to dishonest gain;

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For do I now seek the favor of men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but you go and preach the kingdom of God.

No man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.