1 Corinthians 4:1
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The Ministry of Apostles
4 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and (A)stewards of the mysteries of God.
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1 Peter 4:10
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10 (A)As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, (B)as good stewards of God's varied grace:
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1 Timothy 3:9
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9 They must (A)hold the mystery of the faith with (B)a clear conscience.
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2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 For what (A)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (B)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Colossians 1:25-27
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25 (A)of which I became a minister according to (B)the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 (C)the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 (D)To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are (E)the riches of the glory of (F)this mystery, which is Christ in you, (G)the hope of glory.
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Ephesians 6:19
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19 and (A)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth (B)boldly to proclaim (C)the mystery of the gospel,
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Colossians 2:2
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2 that (A)their hearts may be encouraged, being (B)knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of (C)God's mystery, which is Christ,
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1 Corinthians 9:16-18
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16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For (A)necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with (B)a stewardship. 18 What then is my reward? That in my preaching (C)I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
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Colossians 4:3
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3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may (A)open to us a door for the word, (B)to declare the mystery of Christ, (C)on account of which I am in prison—
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Ephesians 3:3-9
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3 (A)how the mystery was made known to me (B)by revelation, (C)as I have written briefly. 4 (D)When you read this, you can perceive my insight into (E)the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is[a] that the Gentiles are (F)fellow heirs, (G)members of the same body, and (H)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
7 (I)Of this gospel I was made (J)a minister according to the gift of (K)God's grace, which was given me (L)by the working of his power. 8 To me, (M)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (N)to preach to the Gentiles the (O)unsearchable (P)riches of Christ, 9 and (Q)to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery (R)hidden for ages in[b] God, (S)who created all things,
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- Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
- Ephesians 3:9 Or by
Ephesians 1:9
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9 (A)making known[a] to us the mystery of his will, (B)according to his purpose, which he (C)set forth in Christ
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- Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known…
2 Corinthians 12:6
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6 though if I should wish to boast, (A)I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth; but I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me.
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Luke 16:1-3
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16 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had (A)a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your (B)management, for you can no longer be manager.’ 3 And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
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Luke 12:42
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42 And the Lord said, “Who then is (A)the faithful and (B)wise (C)manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
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Matthew 24:45
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45 “Who then is (A)the faithful and (B)wise servant,[a] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
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- Matthew 24:45 Or bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50
1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
(A)He[a] was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated[b] by the Spirit,[c]
(B)seen by angels,
(C)proclaimed among the nations,
(D)believed on in the world,
(E)taken up in glory.
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- 1 Timothy 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit
1 Timothy 3:6
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6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may (A)become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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2 Corinthians 6:4
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4 but (A)as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: (B)by great endurance, (C)in afflictions, (D)hardships, calamities,
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1 Corinthians 4:13
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13 when slandered, we entreat. (A)We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, (B)the refuse of all things.
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1 Corinthians 3:5
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5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? (A)Servants through whom you believed, (B)as the Lord assigned to each.
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1 Corinthians 2:7
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7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, (A)which God decreed before the ages for our glory.
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Mark 4:11
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11 And he said to them, (A)“To you has been given (B)the secret of the kingdom of God, but for (C)those outside everything is in parables,
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