Ministry

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 →

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

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

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

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;

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.

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,

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

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 →

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 →

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

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

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.

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

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 →

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

And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying: `Whom do I send? and who doth go for Us?' And I say, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, send me.'

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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.'

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

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;

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.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

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 →

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;

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — 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 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;

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

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

`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 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;

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

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.'

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

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 not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

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

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 →

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,

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 →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

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

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

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

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

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — 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,

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit; — read the full passage →

`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,

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;

How then shall they call upon <FI>him<Fi> in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe <FI>on him<Fi> of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching? — read the full passage →

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.

saying, `I will declare Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to Thee;' and again, `I will be trusting on Him;'

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing psalms with the spirit, and I will sing psalms also with the understanding;

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

And I give thanks to him who enabled me--Christ Jesus our Lord--that he did reckon me stedfast, having put <FI>me<Fi> to the ministration,

Brethren, pray for us;

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

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

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

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

Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

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

and say to Archippus, `See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'

Salute you doth Epaphras, who <FI>is<Fi> of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

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

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;

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.'

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

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit, — 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,

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

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

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

every day also in the temple, and in every house, they were not ceasing teaching and proclaiming good news--Jesus the Christ.

I confess Thee, because that <FI>with<Fi> wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, And my soul is knowing <FI>it<Fi> well.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

`And it hath been, when all these things come upon thee, the blessing and the reviling, which I have set before thee, and thou hast brought <FI>them<Fi> back unto thy heart, among all the nations whither Jehovah thy God hath driven thee away, — read the full passage →