Good Leaders

Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. — read the full passage →

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is keeping the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.”

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly; — read the full passage →

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. — read the full passage →

Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. — read the full passage →

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples. — read the full passage →

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it. — read the full passage →

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. — read the full passage →

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. — read the full passage →

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.