1 Timothy 3:1; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6

1 Timothy 3:1

1 The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.

1 Timothy 4:14

14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you.

2 Timothy 1:6

6 Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands;