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116 Bible verses about Teachers
The role of a teacher is incredibly important within the body of Christ. It's through their teachings that the church is built up and strengthened. Think of it: a teacher is a light in the darkness, clarity in a world of confusion, and the right words at the right time to guide the heart.
Being a teacher of the Word today is such a blessing. This world really needs to be guided to the truth of Christ. That’s why it’s so essential to have a close relationship with the Holy Spirit. It's how we understand what comes from the Father for His people. We want to make sure we're not teaching something wrong based on our own ideas or understanding, but on the wisdom of the Eternal.
If you're a teacher, don't stray from the Word. Speak with a real sense of responsibility. Be careful about teaching things that aren't genuine. Remember, ultimately, you'll be judged by the Lord, and you don’t want to be found wanting.
As Galatians 6:71 says, "Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with their instructor."
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly.
And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.
It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.
Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught youand how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Moreover, they will teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the ceremonially unclean and the clean.
And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.
Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.
He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming (along with many others) the word of the Lord.
Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.
So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet.
Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.
“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”
Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches it.
When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.
showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths.When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.
These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.
“A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they defame the members of his household!
And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.
As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.
It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there.
Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.
And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.
The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.
Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.
Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.
I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.
rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
The sovereign master will give you distress to eat and suffering to drink; but your teachers will no longer be hidden; your eyes will see them.You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, “This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.
I will declare your name to my countrymen! In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.
Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; instead I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.
His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.
My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,who leave the upright paths to walk on the dark ways,who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;whose paths are morally crooked, and who are devious in their ways;to deliver you from the adulteress, from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words;who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.For her house sinks down to death, and her paths lead to the place of the departed spirits.None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.indeed, if you call out for discernment – raise your voice for understanding –if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.
For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle – I am telling the truth; I am not lying – and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths.When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.
Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.
The sovereign master will give you distress to eat and suffering to drink; but your teachers will no longer be hidden; your eyes will see them.
But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.
So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.