Stewardship

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. — read the full passage →

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; — read the full passage →

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; — read the full passage →

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. — read the full passage →

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, — read the full passage →

Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying, — read the full passage →

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common; — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not steal.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? — read the full passage →

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? — read the full passage →

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. — read the full passage →

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.