Quotes About Leadership

because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.

When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples.

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”

After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,

When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.

But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.

It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Mosesí seat.