Quotes About Leadership

So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on menís shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ëRabbií by which they are addressed.

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

The greatest among you shall be your servant.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in menís faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet

And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him: