Ministering

are they not all spirits of service--for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

who also made us sufficient <FI>to be<Fi> ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive.

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith--considering the issue of the behaviour--be imitating,

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth; — read the full passage →

in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed, — read the full passage →

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign-- — read the full passage →

Because of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint, — read the full passage →

having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested; — read the full passage →

Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave? — read the full passage →

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly--as to babes in Christ; — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.' — read the full passage →

Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man having the hand withered, — read the full passage →

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness, — read the full passage →

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;'

Because of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint,

For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle--truth I say in Christ, I do not lie--a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

And thou--watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased; — read the full passage →

And the all things <FI>are<Fi> of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

and now he hath obtained a more excellent service, how much also of a better covenant is he mediator, which on better promises hath been sanctioned,

A flood of fire is proceeding and coming forth from before Him, a thousand thousands do serve Him, and a myriad of myriads before Him do rise up, the Judge is seated, and the books have been opened.

my God hath sent His messenger, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity hath been found in me; and also before thee, O king, injury I have not done.'

Bless Jehovah, ye His messengers, Mighty in power--doing His word, To hearken to the voice of His Word. — read the full passage →

A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

For it was becoming to Him, because of whom <FI>are<Fi> the all things, and through whom <FI>are<Fi> the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect,

because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.

with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

My sons, be not now at rest, for on you hath Jehovah fixed to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be to Him ministering and making perfume.'

`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass thereafter, that he was going through every city and village, preaching and proclaiming good news of the reign of God, and the twelve <FI>are<Fi> with him, — read the full passage →

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

or ministration--`In the ministration!' or he who is teaching--`In the teaching!'

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, — read the full passage →

and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.'

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow, — read the full passage →

And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy--`According to the proportion of faith!' — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God--

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names <FI>are<Fi> in the book of life.

and an eye is not able to say to the hand, `I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, `I have no need of you.'

how that God was in Christ--a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,

then said he unto them, `The harvest indeed <FI>is<Fi> abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.