Bible Verses about “ministry”
The Bible contains 42 verses about ministry across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.”
“Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.”
“For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;”
“He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;”
“for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;”
“until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;”
“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.”
“preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.”
“For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."”
“But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.”
“I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:”
“Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.”
“in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.”
“Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.”
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?”
“And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"”
“while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
“For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;”
“We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;”
“But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.”
“pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;”
“But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.”
“But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.”
“Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;”
“but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,”
“in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;”
“For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;”
“in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,”
“who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”
“But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;”
“For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.”
“in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,”
“by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;”
“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don't faint.”
“knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.”
“We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,”
“as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;”
“as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”
“seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
“always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
“For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.”
“So then death works in us, but life in you.”