from thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, everyone who can enter the service of ministry to do work in the tent of meeting.

Samuel’s Ministry

Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their ministry.

These were their offices for their ministry when they entered the house of the Lord according to the ordinance given to them through their father Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

The priests stood at their posts, and the Levites also, with the musical instruments for the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord—“for His faithfulness is everlasting”—whenever David gave praise through their ministry; the priests on the other side blew trumpets and all Israel was standing.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

Ministry in Galilee

Jesus was going about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Genealogy of Jesus

When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years old, being, as was commonly held, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,

Jesus’ Public Ministry

And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding region.

Ministry of the Twelve

Now He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and the power to heal diseases.

Jesus’ Public Ministry; First Converts

Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.”

to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Peter’s Ministry

Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he also came down to the saints who lived at Lydda.

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace.

After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Therefore insofar as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters: you know the household of Stephanas, that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to ministry to the saints;

But if the ministry of death, engraved in letters on stones, came with glory so that the sons of Israel could not look intently at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, fading as it was,

how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?

For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness excel in glory.

Paul’s Apostolic Ministry

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

Their Ministry Commended

And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—