Minister (1) A sacred teacher.
General topics
- Called:
b Ambassadors for Christ
2 Corinthians 5:20
b Angels of the Church
Revelation 1:20; Revelation 2:1
b Apostles
Luke 6:13; Revelation 18:20
b Apostles of Jesus Christ
Titus 1:1
b Defenders of the Faith
Philippians 1:7
b Elders
1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Peter 5:1
b Evangelists
Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5
b Fishers of Men
Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17
b Laborers
Matthew 9:38; Philemon 1:1
b Laborers in the Gospel of Christ
1 Thessalonians 3:2
b Lights
John 5:35
b Men of God
Deuteronomy 33:1; 1 Timothy 6:11
b Messengers of the Church
2 Corinthians 8:23
b Messengers of the Lord of Hosts
Malachi 2:7
b Ministers of God
Isaiah 61:6; 2 Corinthians 6:4
b Ministers of the Lord
Joel 2:17
b Ministers of Christ
Romans 15:16; 1 Corinthians 4:1
b Ministers of the Sanctuary
Ezekiel 45:4
b Ministers of the Gospel
Ephesians 3:7; Colossians 1:23
b Ministers of the Word
Luke 1:2
b Ministers of the New Testament
2 Corinthians 3:6
b Ministers of the Church
Colossians 1:25
b Ministers of Righteousness
2 Corinthians 11:15
b Overseers
Acts 20:28
b Pastors
Jeremiah 3:15; John 21:18; Ephesians 4:11
b Preachers
Romans 10:14; 1 Timothy 2:7
b Preachers of Righteousness
2 Peter 2:5
b Servants of God
Titus 1:1; James 1:1
b Servants of the Lord
2 Timothy 2:24
b Servants of Jesus Christ
Philippians 1:1;
b Servants of the Church
2 Corinthians 4:5
b Shepherds
Jeremiah 23:4
b Soldiers of Christ
Philippians 2:25; 2 Timothy 2:4
b Stars
Revelation 1:20; Revelation 2:1
b Stewards of God
Titus 1:7
b Stewards of the Grace of God
1 Peter 4:10
b Stewards of the Mysteries of God
1 Corinthians 4:1
b Teachers
Isaiah 30:20; Ephesians 4:11
b Watchmen
Isaiah 62:6; Ezekiel 33:7
b Witnesses
Acts 1:8; Acts 5:32; Acts 26:16
b Workers Together with God
2 Corinthians 6:1
- Likened to sowers
Psalms 126:6; Matthew 13:8; Mark 4:20; Luke 8:8
- Teachers of schools
1 Samuel 19:20; 2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 2:15; 2 Kings 4:38; 2 Chronicles 15:3; 2 Chronicles 17:9; Acts 13:1
- Hired
Judges 18:4
- Exempt from taxation
Ezra 7:24
- Non-partisan in politics
2 Samuel 15:27
- Influential in public affairs:
b Designate kings
1 Samuel 9:16; 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:13
b Recommend civil and military appointments
2 Kings 4:13
- Expostulate with rulers:
b Samuel with Saul
1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 15:31
b Nathan with David
2 Samuel 12:14
b Elijah with Ahab
1 Kings 18:18
- Tact of
1 Corinthians 9:23; 1 Corinthians 10:23; 1 Corinthians 10:33; 2 Corinthians 12:16
- Recreations for
Mark 6:32; Mark 6:45
- Take leave of congregations
Acts 20:38
- Personal bearing of
Titus 2:8
- Preach without ecclesiastical authority
Galatians 1:24; Galatians 2:9
- Patience of
James 5:10
- Work of, will be tried
1 Corinthians 3:15
- Responsibility of
Ezekiel 3:21; Ezekiel 33:8; Matthew 10:40; Acts 18:6; Acts 20:27
- Speaking evil of, forbidden
- Marriage of
Leviticus 21:15; Matthew 8:14; 1 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Timothy 3:2; 1 Timothy 3:12; Titus 1:7
- Incorruptible:
b Balaam
Numbers 22:18; Numbers 22:38; Numbers 23:8; Numbers 23:12; Numbers 24:14; 2 Peter 2:16
b Micaiah
1 Kings 22:14
b Peter
Acts 8:23
- Love of, for the church, exemplified by Paul
Philippians 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:11
- Kindness of, Ebed-Melech to Jeremiah
Jeremiah 38:13
- Fear of
1 Samuel 16:4
- Ensamples to the flock
Philippians 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Peter 5:3
- Intolerance of
Matthew 15:23; Matthew 19:13; Mark 10:13; Luke 18:15
- Message of, rejected
Ezekiel 33:33
- Inconsistent
Matthew 27:7
- God's care of
1 Kings 17:16; 1 Kings 19:18; Isaiah 30:20; Matthew 10:31; Luke 12:7
- Their calling glorious
2 Corinthians 3:11
- Discouragements of
Isaiah 53:1; Ezekiel 3:9; Ezekiel 3:14; Habakkuk 1:3; Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44
- Defended
Jeremiah 26:19
- Beloved
Acts 20:38; Acts 21:6
- Sent forth two and two:
b Disciples
Mark 6:7
b Paul and Barnabas
Acts 13:3
b Judas and Silas
Acts 15:27
b Barnabas and Mark
Acts 15:37; Acts 15:39
b Paul and Silas
Acts 15:40
b Paul and Timothy
Acts 16:4
b Paul and Titus
2 Corinthians 8:19; 2 Corinthians 8:23
b Timothy and Erastus
Acts 19:22
b Titus and a companion
2 Corinthians 12:18
Call of
- General references
Exodus 28:1; Numbers 3:13; 1 Samuel 3:10; 1 Kings 19:16; 1 Kings 19:19; 1 Chronicles 23:13; Isaiah 6:10; Jeremiah 1:5; Amos 2:11; Jonah 1:2; Jonah 3:2; Matthew 4:22; Mark 1:20; Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; Luke 10:2; John 1:43; Acts 13:3; Acts 20:24; Acts 22:15; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:1; Romans 10:15; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:28; 1 Corinthians 9:19; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 3:8; Ephesians 4:12; Colossians 1:29; Colossians 4:17; 1 Timothy 1:14; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11; Titus 1:3; Hebrews 5:4
Priest; Levites; Call, Personal; Excuses
Character and qualifications of:
- General references
Leviticus 10:11; Leviticus 21:6; 2 Chronicles 29:11; Numbers 16:10; Deuteronomy 32:3; 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 12:7; 2 Chronicles 6:41; Ezra 7:10; Psalms 68:11; Proverbs 11:30; Isaiah 6:8; Isaiah 32:20; Isaiah 52:11; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 3:15; Jeremiah 20:9; Ezekiel 34:31; Malachi 2:7; Matthew 10:20; Matthew 10:24; Matthew 11:26; Luke 10:21; Matthew 13:52; Matthew 20:28; Luke 22:27; Matthew 23:11; Luke 6:39; Luke 12:44; Matthew 24:45; Luke 24:49; John 3:27; John 3:34; John 4:38; John 10:5; John 10:15; John 13:17; John 15:21; John 17:18; John 17:20; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:8; Acts 4:31; Acts 6:4; Acts 20:24; Romans 2:23; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:2; 1 Corinthians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 4:13; 1 Corinthians 9:23; 1 Corinthians 9:27; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 2 Corinthians 3:10; 2 Corinthians 4:10; 2 Corinthians 5:11; 2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Corinthians 6:7; 2 Corinthians 10:2; 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 13:10; Galatians 2:8; Galatians 6:17; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Timothy 3:13; 1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Timothy 5:21; 1 Timothy 6:11; 1 Timothy 6:14; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:14; 2 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 2:16; 2 Timothy 2:26; 2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 3:17; Titus 1:9; Titus 1:14; Titus 2:1; Titus 2:8; Titus 2:15; Titus 3:2; Titus 3:9; Hebrews 5:3; Hebrews 5:14; Hebrews 13:7; Hebrews 13:9; Hebrews 13:17; James 3:1; James 3:13; James 3:18; 1 Peter 4:11
- Epistles to Timothy
1 Timothy 1; 2 Timothy 1
- Epistle to Titus
Titus 1
Charge delivered to
Numbers 18:7; Numbers 27:23; Deuteronomy 31:8; Deuteronomy 31:23; Joshua 1:9; Ezekiel 3:4; Matthew 10:42; Mark 6:11; Luke 10:16; 1 Timothy 1:20; 1 Timothy 2:15; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 Timothy 5:22; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 1:13; 2 Timothy 2:26; 2 Timothy 3:17; 2 Timothy 4:8
Courage of
Courage; Reproof, Faithfulness in
Duties of
- General references
Exodus 4:12; Leviticus 10:11; Joshua 1:8; 2 Kings 17:28; 2 Chronicles 29:11; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 40:9; Nahum 1:15; Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 52:11; Isaiah 57:14; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 62:7; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 1:19; Jeremiah 15:21; Jeremiah 4:15; Jeremiah 6:27; Jeremiah 15:19; Jeremiah 23:4; Jeremiah 23:22; Jeremiah 23:28; Jeremiah 26:2; Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 3:10; Ezekiel 3:21; Ezekiel 3:27; Ezekiel 6:11; Ezekiel 33:9; Ezekiel 34:31; Ezekiel 44:23; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:17; Jonah 1:2; Habakkuk 2:2; Malachi 2:7; Matthew 7:6; Matthew 10:7; Matthew 10:13; Matthew 10:16; Matthew 10:25; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 18:6; Luke 9:48; Matthew 18:18; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45; Matthew 28:20; Luke 22:32; Luke 24:48; John 3:34; John 4:38; John 15:27; John 20:23; John 21:17; Acts 1:22; Acts 5:20; Acts 6:2; Acts 6:4; Acts 10:42; Acts 16:4; Acts 18:10; Acts 20:28; Acts 22:15; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:15; Romans 12:8; 1 Corinthians 1:16; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Corinthians 4:21; 1 Corinthians 9:17; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 2 Corinthians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 7:9; 2 Corinthians 7:12; 2 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 8:23; 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 12:15; 2 Corinthians 12:19; 2 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Corinthians 13:10; Galatians 1:10; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:4; 1 Timothy 1:4; 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Timothy 2:7; 1 Timothy 4:7; 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 Timothy 5:3; 1 Timothy 5:11; 1 Timothy 5:22; 1 Timothy 6:4; 1 Timothy 6:14; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 1:8; 2 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 2:16; 2 Timothy 2:25; 2 Timothy 4:2; 2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Peter 1:16
Minister, A Sacred Teacher, Charge Delivered to
Duties of the church to ministers
Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; Deuteronomy 31:7; Malachi 2:7; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 1 Corinthians 16:16; Philippians 3:17; Colossians 4:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:13; Hebrews 13:7; Hebrews 13:18
Emoluments (compensations) of
- General references
Numbers 18:20; Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 14:27; Deuteronomy 18:2; Joshua 13:14; Joshua 13:33; Joshua 18:7; Jeremiah 31:14; Ezekiel 44:28; Matthew 10:10; Mark 6:8; Luke 10:8; Luke 22:36; John 4:36; Acts 20:34; 1 Corinthians 9:23; 2 Corinthians 1:15; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Corinthians 12:18; Galatians 6:6; Philippians 4:18; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Timothy 5:18; 3 John 1:7
Priest, Emoluments (Compensations) of; Levites, Emoluments (Compensations) of
Faithful, instances of:
- Moses
Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 30:19; Hebrews 3:2; Hebrews 3:5
- Micaiah
2 Chronicles 18:13
- Azariah
2 Chronicles 26:20
- Balaam
Numbers 22:18; Numbers 22:38; Numbers 23:8; Numbers 23:12; Numbers 24:14
- Nathan
2 Samuel 12:14
- Isaiah
Isaiah 22:5; Isaiah 39:7
- Jeremiah
Jeremiah 17:16; Jeremiah 26:15; Jeremiah 28; Jeremiah 37:10; Jeremiah 37:18
- John the Baptist
Matthew 3:12; Mark 6:28; Luke 3:9; Luke 3:19
- Peter
Acts 8:23
- Paul
Acts 20:27; Colossians 1:7
- The apostles
Acts 3:26; Acts 4:13; Acts 4:20; Acts 4:31; Acts 5:21; Acts 5:32
False and corrupt
- General references
Deuteronomy 13:5; Deuteronomy 18:22; 1 Kings 12:31; 2 Chronicles 29:34; 2 Chronicles 30:15; Nehemiah 13:29; Proverbs 19:27; Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 5:20; Isaiah 8:20; Isaiah 9:16; Isaiah 28:7; Isaiah 29:11; Isaiah 30:10; Isaiah 43:28; Isaiah 44:20; Isaiah 56:12; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 5:14; Jeremiah 6:14; Jeremiah 8:11; Jeremiah 10:21; Jeremiah 12:10; Jeremiah 13:20; Jeremiah 14:16; Jeremiah 23:2; Jeremiah 23:11; Jeremiah 23:16; Jeremiah 23:21; Jeremiah 23:39; Jeremiah 27:18; Jeremiah 48:10; Jeremiah 50:6; Lamentations 2:14; Lamentations 4:14; Ezekiel 13:23; Ezekiel 14:10; Ezekiel 22:26; Ezekiel 22:28; Ezekiel 34:31; Ezekiel 44:8; Ezekiel 44:10; Hosea 4:6; Hosea 4:13; Hosea 5:1; Hosea 6:9; Hosea 9:8; Amos 2:12; Micah 2:11; Micah 3:7; Micah 3:11; Zephaniah 3:4; Zechariah 10:3; Zechariah 11:5; Zechariah 11:17; Zechariah 13:5; Malachi 1:10; Malachi 2:9; Malachi 2:3; Matthew 5:19; Matthew 7:15; Matthew 7:23; Matthew 15:9; Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39; Matthew 20:27; Mark 10:37; Luke 22:24; Matthew 23:4; Matthew 23:13; Matthew 24:5; Matthew 24:24; Matthew 24:11; Matthew 24:26; Matthew 24:51; Luke 21:8; Mark 9:35; Luke 9:46; Mark 13:22; Luke 11:35; Luke 11:52; Luke 12:46; John 3:10; John 5:43; John 10:1; John 10:5; John 10:8; John 10:10; John 10:13; Acts 20:30; Romans 2:25; Romans 16:18; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 3:4; 1 Corinthians 11:19; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 2 Corinthians 11:33; Galatians 1:8; Galatia