Bible Verses about “leadership”
The Bible contains 37 verses about leadership across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
“[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.”
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
“[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”
“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”
“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”
“¶ This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”
“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”
“Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
“[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
“Neither as being lords over [God's] heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.”
“¶ Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.”
“‹For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.›”
“‹For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.›”
“‹If I then,› [your] ‹Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.›”
“‹Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for› [so] ‹I am.›”
“So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, ‹Know ye what I have done to you?›”
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
“‹And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.›”
“‹Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.›”
“‹But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:›”
“But Jesus called them [to him], and saith unto them, ‹Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.›”
“‹But ye› [shall] ‹not› [be] ‹so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.›”
“‹But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;›”
“‹For whether› [is] ‹greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth?› [is] ‹not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.›”
“¶ Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.”
“And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.”
“And he said unto them, ‹The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.›”
“‹And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:›”
“But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, ‹Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.›”