25 Bible Verses about Ministers, Way They Should Teach

And Philip coming down to a city of Samaria, preached Christ to them.

For I determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know, that thou speakest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou persons, but teachest the way of God in truth:

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man minister, let him minister as of the ability which God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified thro' Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the might for ever and ever. Amen.

And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.

Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went every where, preaching the word.

I know not that I baptized any other. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; but not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

For we are not as many, who adulterate the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully corrupting the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For our exhortation is not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile.

said, Go, stand and speak in the temple the words of this life.

And that I have with-held nothing which was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you, publickly and from house to house:

by the power of the Spirit, so that I have fully preached the Gospel of Christ, from Jerusalem round about, as far as Illyricum.

What I tell you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim on the house-tops. And be not afraid of them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Having therefore this hope, we use great plainness of speech.

So, loving you tenderly, we were ready to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls also, because ye were dear to us.

But we will constantly attend to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

be instant in season, out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

As God is faithful, our word to you hath not been yea and nay. For Jesus Christ the Son of God, who was preached among you by us, by me, and Silvanus, and Timotheus was not yea and nay; but was yea in him.

Take heed to thyself and to thy teaching: continue in them, for in so doing thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

Some indeed preach Christ even through envy and strife; but some through good will. The one preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: But the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

What then is my reward? that when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.