Bible Verses about “pastoral care”

“Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."”

“Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.”

“Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.”

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

“If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.”

“Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

“Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."”

“He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”

“Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.”

“Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.”

“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.”

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.”

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”

“Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever. A Psalm by David.”

“Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;”

“He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;”

“In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;”

“rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;”

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."”

“for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;”

“so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.”

“or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;”

“until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;”

“or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”

“but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;”

“Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.”

“Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,”

“Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.”

“For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,”

“that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;”

“from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.”

“Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.”

“for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.”

“not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”

“contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.”

“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.”

“"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'”

“Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.”

“and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

“I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'”

“Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;”

“but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”

“"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?”

“When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?”

“When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'”

“who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

“holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.”

“God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.”

“I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;”

“let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.”