Bible verses about "leader" | Tyndale

¹⁶ For all scripture geve by inspiracion of god is proffitable to teache to improve to amende and to instruct in rightewesnes ¹⁷ yt ye man of god maye be perfect and prepared vnto all good workes.

¹ This is a true sayinge. Yf a ma covet ye office of a bysshope he desyreth a good worke. ² Ye and a bisshope must be fautlesse the husband of one wyfe sober discrete honestly aparelled harberous apt to teache ³ not dronke no fighter not geve to filthy lucre: but gentle abhorrynge fightynge abhorrynge coveteousnes ⁴ and one that rueleth his awne housse honestly havynge chyldren vnder obedience with all honeste. ⁵ For yf a man cannot rule his owne housse how shall he care for the congregacion of God. ⁶ He maye not be a yonge skoler lest he swell and faule into the iudgement of the evyll ⁷ speaker. He must also be well reported of amonge them which are with out forth lest he fall into rebuke and snare of the evyll speaker. ⁸ Lykwyse must the deacons be honest not double tonged not geve vnto moche drynkinge nether vnto filthy lucre: ⁹ but havynge the mistery of the fayth in pure consciece. ¹⁰ And let them fyrst be proved and then let them minister yf they be founde fautlesse. ¹¹ Even so must their wynes be honest not evyll speakers: but sober and faythfull in all thinges. ¹² Let the deacons be the husbandes of one wyfe and suche as rule their chyldren well and their awne housholdes. ¹³ For they that minister well get them selves good degre and greate libertie in the fayth which is in Christ Iesu.