Bible Verses About Encouragement to Pastors
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for encouragement to pastors, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,977 votes, led by 2 Timothy 4:1-5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Encouragement to Pastors
2 Timothy 4:1-5196 votes
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
Acts 20:28189 votes
Take 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.
2 Timothy 4:2164 votes
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Isaiah 52:7155 votes
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Romans 15:13129 votes
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
1 Peter 4:11128 votes
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 5:17121 votes
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Hebrews 13:17111 votes
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.
Philippians 4:1398 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Romans 13:1-1485 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Romans 10:1580 votes
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Ephesians 4:11-1280 votes
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
1 Thessalonians 5:12-1380 votes
And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
Jeremiah 3:1568 votes
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
2 Timothy 4:1-268 votes
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Corinthians 5:760 votes
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Joshua 21:4557 votes
There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Isaiah 41:1057 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Romans 1:1653 votes
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Matthew 28:18-2052 votes
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
John 1:1-5151 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Isaiah 40:3150 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
2 Timothy 3:16-1749 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Acts 16:548 votes
And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
Galatians 6:946 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
What does the Bible say about encouragement to pastors?
Readers most often cite 2 Timothy 4:1-5 on the subject of encouragement to pastors. Across 3,977 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Acts 20:28, 2 Timothy 4:2, Isaiah 52:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.