Leadership

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;

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

`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,

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 →

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Woe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.

When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, `Do ye know what I have done to you? — read the full passage →

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 →

And there happened also a strife among them--who of them is accounted to be greater. — read the full passage →

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

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

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

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

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

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,

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

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

For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also <FI>is<Fi> the Christ,

`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,

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

and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

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

Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

`I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;

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

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;

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

`And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes.

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.

`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.

A city broken down without walls, <FI>Is<Fi> a man without restraint over his spirit!

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

(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?)

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

now, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy great people?' — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre, — read the full passage →

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

feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

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

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

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him; — read the full passage →

`Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season? — read the full passage →

look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

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;

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. — read the full passage →

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;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee; — read the full passage →

A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers <FI>are<Fi> wicked.

And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren--then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner; — read the full passage →

Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule. — read the full passage →

feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind, — read the full passage →

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 →

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

And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying: `Whom do I send? and who doth go for Us?' And I say, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, send me.'

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.

Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'

`Only, he doth not multiply to himself horses, nor cause the people to turn back to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, seeing Jehovah hath said to you, Ye do not add to turn back in this way any more. — read the full passage →

if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate--

in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,

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

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 →

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

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.'

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

and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

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 the dogs <FI>are<Fi> strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they <FI>are<Fi> shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:

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

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

feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind, — read the full passage →

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

`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.'

Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him, — read the full passage →

Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker, — read the full passage →

Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things--thou hast not known them.

Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass after this, the sons of Moab have come in, and the sons of Ammon, and with them of the peoples, against Jehoshaphat to battle. — read the full passage →

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

so that he who is thinking to stand--let him observe, lest he fall.

not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

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

Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

And one of the servants answereth and saith, `Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with him.'

Who <FI>is<Fi> wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom, — read the full passage →

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 →