1 Peter 4:10
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10 Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.(A)
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Romans 12:6-8
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6 We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith;(A) 7 ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching;(B) 8 the encourager, in encouragement; the giver, in sincerity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.(C)
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1 Corinthians 12:4-11
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4 Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit,(A) 5 and there are varieties of services but the same Lord,(B) 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.(C) 8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,(D) 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,(E) 10 to another the working of powerful deeds, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.(F) 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.(G)
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2
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The Ministry of the Apostles
4 Think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries.(A) 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.
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Mark 10:45
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45 For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:10
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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me.(A)
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the[a] love that you showed for his sake[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.(A)
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1 Corinthians 3:10
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10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Let each builder choose with care how to build on it.(A)
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Romans 15:27
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27 They were pleased to do this, and indeed they owe it to them, for if the gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material things.(A)
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Titus 1:7
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7 For a bishop,[a] as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain,(A)
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- 1.7 Or an overseer
Ephesians 4:11
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11 He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers(A)
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Luke 12:42
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42 And the Lord said, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?(A)
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ(A)
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1 Corinthians 4:7
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7 For who sees anything different in you?[a] What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive?(A)
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- 4.7 Or Who makes you different from another?
Luke 19:13
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13 He summoned ten of his slaves and gave them ten pounds and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’
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Luke 8:3
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3 and Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to them[a] out of their own resources.
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- 8.3 Other ancient authorities read him
2 Corinthians 6:1
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6 As we work together with him,[a] we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.(A)
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- 6.1 Gk As we work together
Luke 16:1-8
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The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
16 Then Jesus[a] said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.(A) 2 So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management because you cannot be my manager any longer.’ 3 Then the manager said to himself, ‘What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.’ 5 So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 He answered, ‘A hundred jugs of olive oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.’ 7 Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He replied, ‘A hundred containers of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and make it eighty.’ 8 And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly, for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.(B)
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- 16.1 Gk he
Matthew 25:44
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44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not take care of you?’
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Matthew 25:14-15
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The Parable of the Talents
14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them;(A) 15 to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. At once(B)
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Matthew 20:28
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28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”(A)
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2 Timothy 1:18
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18 —may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus.(A)
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Romans 15:25
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25 At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem in a ministry to the saints,(A)
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Matthew 24:45
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The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave
45 “Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves[a] their allowance of food at the proper time?(A)
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- 24.45 Gk to give them
Matthew 24:14
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14 And this good news[a] of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.(A)
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- 24.14 Or gospel
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