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What does the Bible say about raising up leaders?

14 verses about raising up leaders, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about raising up leaders

Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 8 votes
Deuteronomy 1:13 — Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 7 votes
2 Timothy 2:2 — And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 6 votes
Daniel 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: 5 votes
1 Timothy 3:1 — This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 5 votes
Titus 1:5 — For 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: 5 votes
Jeremiah 3:15 — And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 4 votes
Acts 6:3 — Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 4 votes
Matthew 9:37 — Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 3 votes
Acts 14:23 — And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 3 votes
Ephesians 4:11 — And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 3 votes
1 Peter 5:1 — The 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: 3 votes
1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 votes
Psalms 75:6 — For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 2 votes

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Acts (2), Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (1), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (1), Daniel (1), Matthew (1), Ephesians (1), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Timothy (1), Titus (1) and 1 more

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