Jeremiah 3:15
KJVAnd I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
WEBI will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Bible Verses About Pastors
12 Bible verses about pastors, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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Hebrews 13:17
KJVObey 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.
WEBObey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Titus 1:5-9
KJVFor this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
WEBI left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you— if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior. For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain; but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled, holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
James 3:1
KJVMy brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
WEBLet not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
Ephesians 4:11
KJVAnd he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
WEBHe gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
1 Peter 5:1-5
KJVThe elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
WEBTherefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed: shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly; not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away. Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Proverbs 27:23
KJVBe thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
WEBKnow well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
Acts 20:28
KJVTake heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
WEBTake heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
1 Peter 3:15
KJVBut sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
WEBBut sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,
James 1:22
KJVBut be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
WEBBut be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
1 Corinthians 9:14
KJVEven so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
WEBEven so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
2 Timothy 4:2
KJVPreach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
WEBpreach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.
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