for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;

Tell Archippus, “See to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may fulfill it.”

Paul’s Ministry

For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our reception among you was not in vain,

But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

A Better Ministry

Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, to the extent that He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood.