Being A Good Leader

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith--considering the issue of the behaviour--be imitating,

When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

or he who is exhorting--`In the exhortation!' he who is sharing--`In simplicity!' he who is leading--`In diligence?' he who is doing kindness--`In cheerfulness.'

ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am; — read the full passage →

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

but Jesus having called them near, saith to them, `Ye have known that they who are considered to rule the nations do exercise lordship over them, and their great ones do exercise authority upon them; — read the full passage →

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus.

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching; — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy <FI>are ye<Fi> ! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many--that they may be saved.

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; — read the full passage →

Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.

`Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;

`And thou--thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed <FI>these<Fi> over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

Say to the hastened of heart, `Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe;

In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

And it cometh to pass after the death of Moses, servant of Jehovah, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

and for them do I sanctify myself, that they also themselves may be sanctified in truth.

`A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee--unto him ye hearken;

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus,

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

and Jesus having called them near, said, `Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them, — read the full passage →

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. — read the full passage →

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

(and if any one his own house <FI>how<Fi> to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

An abomination to kings <FI>is<Fi> doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am <FI>he<Fi> , ye shall die in your sins.'

but ye <FI>are<Fi> not so, but he who is greater among you--let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might--through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

He saith to him the third time, `Simon, <FI>son<Fi> of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?' Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, `Dost thou dearly love me?' and he said to him, `Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee.' Jesus saith to him, `Feed my sheep;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete; — read the full passage →

Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he <FI>is<Fi> faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.

for Ezra hath prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute and judgment.

and the nations were angry, and Thine anger did come, and the time of the dead, to be judged, and to give the reward to Thy servants, to the prophets, and to the saints, and to those fearing Thy name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy those who are destroying the land.'

and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ.

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all--he shall be great.'

And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; — read the full passage →

And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation. — read the full passage →

and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much; — read the full passage →

take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

and they said to him, `Grant to us that, one on thy right hand and one on thy left, we may sit in thy glory;' — read the full passage →

the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land cause thy father and thy brethren to dwell--they dwell in the land of Goshen, and if thou hast known, and there are among them men of ability, then thou hast set them heads over the cattle I have.'

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who <FI>are<Fi> in the world--to the end he loved them. — read the full passage →

for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John, — read the full passage →