Leadership Verses

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with {them}, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife {was} of the daughters of Aaron, and her name {was} Elisabeth.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of {his} mercy;

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

({And} this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. {watch: or, the night watches}

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. {the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds}

And all they that heard {it} wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.