Bible verses about "leader" | BBE

¹⁶ Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: ¹⁷ So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

¹ This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work. ² The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher; ³ Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money; ⁴ Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour; ⁵ For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God? ⁶ Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One. ⁷ And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One. ⁸ Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world; ⁹ Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin. ¹⁰ And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them. ¹¹ Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things. ¹² Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well. ¹³ For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.