25 Bible Verses about Ministers, Way They Should Teach

And Philip coming to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them.

for I did not think it meet to know any thing among you, but Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

And they asked Him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but teachest the way of God in truth:

If any one speak, let it be as declaring the oracles of God: if any one minister, let it be as from the power which God affordeth him: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

And they went forth and preached every where, the Lord co-operating with them, and confirming the word by miracles following upon it. Amen.

Now they that were dispersed went about preaching the word.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in fine speech, least the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

And I, when I came among you, brethren, came not with excellency of language, or of human wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God:

for we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for the sake of Jesus.

For we are not like many who adulterate the word of God: but as with sincerity, but as from God, and in the sight of God, we speak concerning Christ.

but have rejected shameful disguises, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth, recommending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of impurity, nor in guile:

"Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

And how I with-held nothing that was useful, but have declared it to you, and have taught you publicly and from house to house:

through the efficacy of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round as far as to Illyricum, I have fully declared the gospel of Christ:

What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops. And be not afraid of them, who can only kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him, who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Having therefore such hope, we use much freedom of speech:

so we, being affectionately desirous of you, were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

but we will constantly attend to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

preach the word, be instant both in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and instruction.

But the faithful God, He knows, that our word to you was not yes and no. For Jesus Christ the Son of God, who was preached among you by us, even by me, and Silvanus, and Timothy, was not yea and nay,

Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this, thou wilt both save thyself and those that hear thee.

Some indeed through envy and strife, and some also through good-will: the former preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, thinking to add affliction to my bonds; the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

What is my reward then but this? that when I preach I may make the gospel of Christ not expensive, that so I may not abuse my power in the gospel.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.