Bible verses about "leadership" | Living_Oracles

⁴² But Jesus having called them together, said to them, You know that those who are accounted the princes of the nations, domineer over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them; ⁴³ but it must not be so amongst you. On the contrary, whosoever would be great amongst you, shall be your servant; ⁴⁴ and whosoever would be the chief, shall be the slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

³ neither as lording it over the heritage of God, but, being patterns to the flock:

⁹ Wherefore, let us not flag in well doing; for in the proper season we shall reap, if we faint not.

¹¹ I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep.

¹² For, as the body is one, although it have many members; and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

² And what things you have heard from me by many witnesses, these commit in trust to faithful men, who shall be fit also to teach others.

¹⁷ Obey your rulers, and submit yourselves; for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account: -that they may do this with joy, and not with mourning; for that would be unprofitable for you.

¹³ I can do all things, through him who strengthens me.

¹² After he had washed their feet, he put on his mantle, and replacing himself at table, said to them, Do you understand what I have been doing to you? ¹³ You call me the Teacher and the Master; and you say right; for so I am. ¹⁴ If I, then, the Master and the Teacher, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

²⁴ There had been, also, a contention amongst them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. ²⁵ And he said to them, The king of the nations exercise dominion over them; and they who oppress them, are styled benefactors. ²⁶ But with you, it must be otherwise: nay, let the greatest amongst you be as the least; and him who governs, as he who serves. ²⁷ For, which is greater, he who is at table, or he who serves? Is not he that is at table? Yet I am amongst you as one who serves.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor the evil-adhere closely to the good. ¹⁰ In brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate to one another-in honor, prefer one another. ¹¹ In business, be not slothful. Be fervent in spirit- constant in serving the Lord. ¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, steadfastly persevering in prayer. ¹³ Communicate to the necessities of the saints. Follow hospitality to strangers.

¹ This saying is true. If one earnestly seek the office of a bishop, he desires an excellent work. ² The bishop, then, must be unclaimed, the husband of one wife, vigilant, prudent, of comely behavior, hospitable, fit to teach; ³ not given to wine, no striker, but gentle; not quarrelsome, nor a lover of money: ⁴ one who rules well his own house, having his children in subjection to him with all gravity: ⁵ for if one know not how to govern his own house; how shall he take care of the congregation of God? ⁶ Not a new convert, lest being puffed up with pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil. ⁷ Moreover, he must even have a good report from those without, that he may not fall into reproach, and the snare of the devil.

²⁵ but Jesus, calling them to him, said, You know that the Princes of the nations domineer over them, and the great exercise their authority upon them. ²⁶ It must not be so amongst you: on the contrary, whosoever would become great amongst you, let him be your servant; ²⁷ and whosoever would be chief amongst you, let him be your slave: ²⁸ even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

³ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but, in humbleness of mind esteem each other better that yourselves:

¹² Let no one despise your youth; but be a pattern to the believers in speech, in behavior, in love, in faith, in chastity.