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19 Bible Verses About Leadership

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Summary

  • Mark 10:42-45 answers James and John’s request for the places of honor by contrasting Gentile rulers who “lord it over” their people with leaders who serve.
  • 1 Timothy 3:2-3 and Titus 1:7-9 list what an overseer must be, and most of the requirements concern character and self-control.
  • Romans 12:8 counts leading among the gifts; its verb, proistemi, is the one 1 Timothy 3:4 uses for managing a household.
  • Exodus 18 and Acts 6 both show leaders appointing others to share the work, and both name the qualities of those appointed.
  • In Proverbs 29:18 “vision” translates chazon, a prophet’s vision, and the ESV renders it “prophetic vision.”

The Bible describes leadership as service. Jesus tells his disciples that “whoever would be great among you must be your servant” (Mark 10:43), and he washes their feet as an example for them to follow (John 13:14-15). The New Testament lists what is required of church leaders in 1 Timothy 3:2-3 and Titus 1:7-9, and Acts 20:28 and 1 Peter 5:2-3 describe their work as shepherding a flock. The Old Testament passages concern those who govern a people: Jethro’s advice…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 2377, חָזוֹן (chazon): vision, including Habakkuk 2:2 and Proverbs 29:18. biblehub.com/hebrew/2377

Strong’s Greek 4291, προΐστημι (proistemi): to lead, manage, rule, care for; used in Romans 12:8, 1 Timothy 3:4 and 1 Timothy 5:17. biblehub.com/greek/4291

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