15 Bible Verses about Ministers

You are the light of the world! A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure; they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. Your light must burn in that way among men so that they will see the good you do, and praise your Father in heaven.

to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that they may have their sins forgiven and have a place among those who are consecrated through faith in me.'

For when people speak of us, they tell what a welcome you gave us, and how you turned from idols to God, to serve a true and living God,

Timothy, guard what has been intrusted to you. Keep away from the worldly, empty phrases and contradictions of what they falsely call knowledge,

nor to devote themselves to fictions and interminable pedigrees; such things lead to controversy instead of the divine system which operates through faith.

Now further, what is always demanded of managers is that they can be depended on.

The things you learned from me before many witnesses you must commit to trustworthy men who will be capable of teaching others.

You are the light of the world! A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden.

He was the lamp that burned and shone, and you were ready to be gladdened for a while by his light.

Hold them in the highest esteem and affection for what they do. Live at peace with one another.

So since by the mercy of God I am engaged in this service, I never lose heart.

for which I became a worker by virtue of the gift of God's mercy which by the exercise of his power he has given me.

and he has qualified me to serve him in the interests of a new agreement, not in writing but of spirit. For what is written kills, but the Spirit gives life.

of which I have been appointed a herald, apostle and teacher.

This is why the good news was preached to the dead also, that though they are judged in their physical nature as men are, they may yet live, like God, in the Spirit.

preaching the Kingdom of God to them and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ openly and unhindered.

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed their message by the signs that attended it.

In those days John the Baptist appeared, and preached in the desert of Judea.

Then I saw another angel flying in midair, with eternal good news to announce to the inhabitants of the earth, to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

So to keep me from being too much elated a bitter physical affliction was sent to me, a very messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too much elated.

To this day we have gone hungry, thirsty, and ill-clad; we have had rough usage, we have had no home,

beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, and hunger,

If they are Christian workers?? am talking like a madman!?? am a better one! with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, vastly worse beatings, and in frequent danger of death.

So you must be on your guard and remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning any of you, even with tears.

So although I did write to you, it was not on account of the offender, nor of the injured man, but in the sight of God to reveal to you your devotion to me.

And besides everything else, the thing that burdens me every day is my anxiety about all the churches.

for I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. I am afraid that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, bad feeling, rivalry, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder,

I begin to be afraid that perhaps the labor I spent on you was wasted.

greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and declaring that in the case of Jesus there had been a resurrection from the dead.

Philip reached the city of Samaria, and proclaimed the Christ to them.

Then Philip began, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.

and began at once to declare in the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God.

He has sent his message to Israel's descendants, and made the good news of peace known to them through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of us all.

greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and declaring that in the case of Jesus there had been a resurrection from the dead.

Philip reached the city of Samaria, and proclaimed the Christ to them.

Then Philip began, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.

and began at once to declare in the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God.

He has sent his message to Israel's descendants, and made the good news of peace known to them through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of us all.

They brought these men before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them.

Do not neglect the gift you have, that was given you with predictions of your work, when the elders laid their hands upon you.

Never ordain anyone hastily; do not make yourself responsible for the sins of others; keep your life pure.

For this reason I would remind you to rekindle the divine gift that you received when I laid my hands upon you.

For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have showed for his cause, in giving help to your fellow-Christians as you still do.

But whoever looks at the faultless law that makes men free and keeps looking, so that he does not just listen and forget, but obeys and acts upon it, will be blessed in what he does.

For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink, on the ground that you belong to Christ, I tell you, will certainly not fail to be repaid.

And he said to them, "Go to the whole world and proclaim the good news to all the creation.

What I tell you in the dark you must say in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, you must proclaim from the housetops.

And as you go about, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

preach the message; be at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people, with perfect patience and willingness to teach.

Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!"

And he said to them, "Go to the whole world and proclaim the good news to all the creation.

What I tell you in the dark you must say in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, you must proclaim from the housetops.

And as you go about, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

preach the message; be at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people, with perfect patience and willingness to teach.

Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!"

For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain," and the workman deserves his wages.

and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his food!

In just that way the Lord directed that those who preach the good news should get their living from it.

Those who are taught the message must share all their goods with their teacher.

But it was very kind of you to share my difficulties.

For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain," and the workman deserves his wages.

and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his food!

In just that way the Lord directed that those who preach the good news should get their living from it.

Those who are taught the message must share all their goods with their teacher.

But it was very kind of you to share my difficulties.

and have a good reputation for Christian service, such as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any form of doing good.

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

Supply the needs of God's people, be unfailing in hospitality.

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,

Do not forget to be hospitable to strangers, for by being so some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.

Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.

Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

For I am no peddler of God's message, like most men, but like a man of sincerity, commissioned by God and in his presence, in union with Christ I utter his message.

We never used flattery, as you know, or found pretexts for making money, as God is our witness.

I disown disgraceful, underhanded ways. I refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's message. It is by the open statement of the truth that I would commend myself to every human conscience in the sight of God.

For our appeal does not rest on a delusion, nor spring from any impure motive; there is no fraud about it.

and teach them to observe all the commands that I have given you. I will always be with you, to the very close of the age."

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

Those who have Christian masters must not think lightly of them because they are brothers; they must serve them all the more faithfully, because those who benefit by it are believers and hence dear to them. These are the things you must teach and preach.

This is what you must urge and teach.

correcting his opponents with gentleness; for God may possibly let them repent and acknowledge the truth,

and teach them to observe all the commands that I have given you. I will always be with you, to the very close of the age."

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

Those who have Christian masters must not think lightly of them because they are brothers; they must serve them all the more faithfully, because those who benefit by it are believers and hence dear to them. These are the things you must teach and preach.

This is what you must urge and teach.

correcting his opponents with gentleness; for God may possibly let them repent and acknowledge the truth,

Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.

to the one, a deathly, deadly odor, to the other a vital, life-giving one. Who is qualified for this task? I am!

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade.

If what a man has built on the foundation stands the test, he will have his pay.

I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his property.

For if I do it of my own accord, I have my pay, but if I do it because I must, it is still a responsibility that I am charged with. What pay then do I get? Why, that in my preaching I can offer the good news without cost, and so not take full advantage of my rights as a preacher.

So give him a hearty Christian welcome, and value men like him very highly,

Elders who do their duties well should be considered as deserving twice as much as they get, particularly those who work at preaching and teaching.

Do not forget your former leaders, the men who brought you God's message. Remember how they ended their lives and imitate their faith.

Hold them in the highest esteem and affection for what they do. Live at peace with one another.

Follow my example, brothers, all of you, and notice those who follow the pattern we have set you.

Not that I had not a right to my support, but to give you in my own conduct an example to imitate.

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set those who believe an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

and not as tyrannizing over those in your charge but proving models for the flock;

You must help me by your prayers, so that many will give thanks to God on my behalf for the blessing granted me in answer to many prayers.

Pray for me, for I am sure I have a clear conscience, and I mean in every way to live an upright life.

and for me, that when I open my lips I may be given a message, so that I may boldly make known the secret of the good news,

I beg you, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the love that the Spirit inspires, join me in most earnest prayer to God for me.

That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.

And I have a right to feel in this way about you all, because both when I am in prison and when I am defending and vindicating our right to preach the good news, I have you in my heart as all sharing that privilege with me.

You know how, like a father with his children, we used to urge, encourage, and implore you

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news??ut not with fine language, or the cross of Christ might seem an empty thing.

and my teaching and message were not put in plausible, philosophical language, but they were attended with convincing spiritual power,

So when I came to you, brothers, I did not come and tell you the secret purpose of God in superior, philosophical language,

Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.

I never think of you without thanking my God,

I am always thanking God about you, for the blessing God has given you through Christ Jesus.

For how can I thank God enough for you, for all the happiness you make me feel in the presence of our God,

So give him a hearty Christian welcome, and value men like him very highly,

Elders who do their duties well should be considered as deserving twice as much as they get, particularly those who work at preaching and teaching.

Hold them in the highest esteem and affection for what they do. Live at peace with one another.

Those who are taught the message must share all their goods with their teacher.

What soldier ever pays his expenses out of his own pay? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of the grapes? Who tends a flock and does not get any of the milk? Am I saying only what men say? Does not the Law say so too? For in the Law of Moses it reads, "You shall not muzzle an ox that is treading out the grain." Is it about the oxen that God is concerned? read more.
Is he not clearly speaking in our interests? Of course this law was written in our interests, because the plowman ought to plow, and the thresher to thresh, in the expectation of sharing in the crop. If it was we who sowed the spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

Assistants, in turn, must be serious, straightforward men, not addicted to wine or dishonest gain,

I have never coveted anyone's gold or silver or clothes.

not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than these others are?" Peter said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs!" Again Jesus said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you devoted to me?" He said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep!" Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

For what hope or happiness shall we have or what prize to be proud of in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes, except you?

But now that Timothy has just come back to me from you, and brought me good news of your faith and love, and told me how kindly you think of me and that you long to see me just as much as I long to see you, I feel encouraged, brothers, about you, in spite of all my distress and trouble, at your faith, for now I can really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. read more.
For how can I thank God enough for you, for all the happiness you make me feel in the presence of our God,

What I tell you in the dark you must say in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, you must proclaim from the housetops. Have no fear of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. You had better be afraid of one who can destroy both soul and body in the pit.

I put no obstacles in anyone's path, so that no fault may be found with my work.

You must not be hindrances to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God either, just as I for my part try to please everyone in all I do, not aiming at my own advantage, but at that of people generally, in order that they may be saved.

Here it is the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I do not intend to be a burden to you now; for it is not your money but yourselves that I want; for children are not expected to lay up money for their parents, but parents for their children.

We never sought praise from men, either from you or anyone else, though as Christ's apostles we might have stood on our dignity.

You remember, brothers, how we toiled and labored. We worked night and day, when we preached the good news to you, in order not to be a burden to any of you.

What pay then do I get? Why, that in my preaching I can offer the good news without cost, and so not take full advantage of my rights as a preacher.

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,

For suppose I do boast a little too much of my authority??hich the Lord gave me to build you up, not to pull you down?? will not have to blush for it.

That is why I write this while I am away from you, so that when I come, I may not have to be harsh in my use of the authority the Lord has given me, for it was to build you up, not to pull you down.

For suppose I do boast a little too much of my authority??hich the Lord gave me to build you up, not to pull you down?? will not have to blush for it.

That is why I write this while I am away from you, so that when I come, I may not have to be harsh in my use of the authority the Lord has given me, for it was to build you up, not to pull you down.

Just as you excel in everything else??aith, expression, knowledge, perfect devotion, and the love we have awakened in you??ou must excel in this generous undertaking too.

But now that Timothy has just come back to me from you, and brought me good news of your faith and love, and told me how kindly you think of me and that you long to see me just as much as I long to see you,

Philip reached the city of Samaria, and proclaimed the Christ to them.

Then Philip began, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.

for I resolved, while I was with you, to forget everything but Jesus Christ and his crucifixion.

But by God's favor I have become what I am, and the favor he showed me has not gone for nothing, but I have worked harder than any of them, although it was not really I but the favor God showed me.

So neither the planter nor the waterer counts for anything, but only God who makes the plants grow.

as some of you have come to understand me, and that you will understand that you have a right to be proud of me, as I have of you, on the Day of our Lord Jesus.

This is what I said in my letter, so that I might avoid coming and having my feelings hurt by the very people who might have been expected to make me happy, for I felt sure about you all, that what made me happy would make you all happy.

I am hard pressed on every side, but never cut off: perplexed, but not driven to despair;

pained, when I am always glad, poor, when I make many others rich, penniless, when really I own everything.

Follow my example, brothers, all of you, and notice those who follow the pattern we have set you.

You must follow my example in this, as I am following Christ's.

in order to fit his people for the work of service, for building the body of Christ,

Have you been supposing all along that it is before you I have been defending myself? It is in the sight of God and as a follower of Christ that I have been speaking. But it is all to do you good, dear friends,

Is that appealing to men's weaknesses, or to God? Is that trying to suit men? If I were still doing that, I would be no slave of Christ.

God has thought us fit to be intrusted with the good news, and so we tell it, making no effort to please men, but to please God, who tests our hearts.

and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,

We were children when we were with you; we were like a mother nursing her children.

Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.

and yet what must have tried you in my physical condition, you did not scorn and despise, but you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus himself.

The right way for a man to think of us is as Christ's servants, and managers authorized to distribute the secret truths of God.

for I have not shrunk from letting you know God's purpose without reserve.

I never shrank from telling you anything that was for your good, nor from teaching you in public or at your houses,

"Go, take your stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life."

On the contrary, as a servant of God I try in every way to commend myself to them, through my great endurance in troubles, difficulties, hardships,

and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,

Not that I am of myself qualified to claim anything as originating with me. My qualification is from God, and he has qualified me to serve him in the interests of a new agreement, not in writing but of spirit. For what is written kills, but the Spirit gives life.

But if he is a bad slave and says to himself, 'My master is going to stay a long time,' and begins to beat the other slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know read more.
and will cut him in two, and put him with the hypocrites, to weep and gnash his teeth.

If you point this out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, living on the principles of the faith and the excellent teaching you have had.

But the others are preaching the Christ not sincerely but for their own ends, imagining that they are making my imprisonment harder to bear.

But my life does not matter, if I can only finish my race and do the service intrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of declaring the good news of God's favor.

for I eagerly and confidently hope that I shall never disgrace myself but that this time as always hitherto, living or dying, I shall do Christ credit by my unfailing courage. For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.

For this reason I kneel before the Father

and always whenever I pray for you all I do it with joy,

For there are many undisciplined people, who deceive themselves with their empty talk, especially those of the party of circumcision. They must be silenced, for such men upset whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach, for the sake of dishonest gain.

He who believes it and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe it will be condemned.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news??ut not with fine language, or the cross of Christ might seem an empty thing.

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

Cultivate these things, devote yourself to them, so that everyone will see your progress.

I have had a part in the great contest, I have run my race, I have preserved my faith.

These are the instructions that I intrust to you, my son Timothy, and they are in accordance with the predictions made long ago about you. Fight the good fight with their aid,

managing his own house well, and keeping his children under control and perfectly respectful??5 for if a man does not know how to conduct his own household, how can he look after a church of God?

The assistants must be only once married, and manage their children and their households well.

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,

And I beg you, my true comrade, help them, for they toiled at my side in spreading the good news, with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Remember me to Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ's cause, and to my dear Stachys.

Leave them alone. They are blind guides! But if one blind man leads another, they will both fall into the ditch!"

but holding the divine truth of the faith with a clear conscience.

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever disregards you disregards me, and whoever disregards me disregards him who sent me."

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set those who believe an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

So do everything they tell you, and observe it all, but do not do as they do, for they talk but do not act.

That is why, from the day I first heard of it, I have never given up praying for you and asking God to fill you, through full spiritual wisdom and insight, with a clear knowledge of what his will is,

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,

Anyone who is in the army keeps from being involved in business affairs, so as to please the officer who enlisted him.

Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!"

For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,

For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,

For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,

And no one takes the office upon himself, but men assume it only when called to it by God, as Aaron was.

In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.

while we devote ourselves to prayer and to delivering the message."

preach the message; be at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people, with perfect patience and willingness to teach.

reassuring the disciples and encouraging them to stand by the faith and reminding them that we have to undergo many hardships to get into the Kingdom of God.

but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail. And afterward you yourself must turn and strengthen your brothers."

and that statement is true. Therefore correct them rigorously, to make them have a healthy faith,

This is what you must teach and urge and insist upon with full authority. No one is to look down on you.

As surely as God can be relied on, there has been no equivocation about our message to you. The Son of God, Christ Jesus, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus, Timothy, and I, you have not found wavering between "Yes" and "No." With him it has always been "Yes,"

standing by the message that can be relied on, just as he was taught it, so that he may be qualified both to encourage others with wholesome teaching and to show the error of those who oppose him.

This is what you must teach and urge and insist upon with full authority. No one is to look down on you.

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed their message by the signs that attended it.

Those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the good news of the message.

As they were engaged in worshiping the Lord and in fasting, the holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me, for the work to which I have called them."

Being sent out in this way by the holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching the Christ from jealousy and partisanship, but there are others who are doing it out of good-will. These latter do it from love for me, for they know that God has put me where I am to defend our right to preach the good news. But the others are preaching the Christ not sincerely but for their own ends, imagining that they are making my imprisonment harder to bear.

That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.

He comforts me in all my trouble, so that I can comfort people who are in any trouble with the comfort with which I myself am comforted by God. For if I have a liberal share of Christ's sufferings, through Christ I have a liberal share of comfort too. If I am in trouble, it is to bring you comfort and salvation, and if I am comforted, it is for the sake of the comfort which you experience when you steadfastly endure such sufferings as I also have to bear.

just as I for my part try to please everyone in all I do, not aiming at my own advantage, but at that of people generally, in order that they may be saved.

God has thought us fit to be intrusted with the good news, and so we tell it, making no effort to please men, but to please God, who tests our hearts.

So since I have such a hope, I speak with great frankness,

It is for Christ, therefore, that I am an envoy, seeing that God makes his appeal through me. On Christ's behalf I beg you to be reconciled to God.

But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.

As far as preaching the good news is concerned, that is nothing for me to boast of, for I cannot help doing it. For I am ruined if I do not preach.

So deadly was the peril from which he saved me, as he will save me again! It is on him that I have set my hope that he will save me again.

I disown disgraceful, underhanded ways. I refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's message. It is by the open statement of the truth that I would commend myself to every human conscience in the sight of God.

On the contrary, as a servant of God I try in every way to commend myself to them, through my great endurance in troubles, difficulties, hardships,

For it is not myself but Christ Jesus that I am proclaiming as Lord; I am only a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.

I have the greatest confidence in you. I take the greatest pride in you. I am fully comforted. After all my trouble, I am overjoyed.

I disown disgraceful, underhanded ways. I refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's message. It is by the open statement of the truth that I would commend myself to every human conscience in the sight of God.

For it is not myself but Christ Jesus that I am proclaiming as Lord; I am only a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.

The right way for a man to think of us is as Christ's servants, and managers authorized to distribute the secret truths of God.

The right way for a man to think of us is as Christ's servants, and managers authorized to distribute the secret truths of God.

But I have this treasure in a mere ear then jar, to show that its amazing power belongs to God and not to me.

And the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. There they saw him and bowed down before him, though some were in doubt about it. And Jesus came up to them and said, "Full authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me. read more.
Therefore go and make disciples of all the heathen, baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy Spirit,

But I feel that I must send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-laborer, and fellow-soldier, whom you sent to look after my needs.

But you know his character, and how like a son helping his father he has worked like a slave with me in preaching the good news.

And I have a right to feel in this way about you all, because both when I am in prison and when I am defending and vindicating our right to preach the good news, I have you in my heart as all sharing that privilege with me.

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant enough, but the reapers are few. So pray to the owner of the harvest to send reapers to gather it."

Look out for yourself and for your teaching. Persevere in your work, for if you do you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels to observe these rules without any discrimination, and to be perfectly impartial.

Share my hardships like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.