The Fivefold Ministry

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out

And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works.

Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,— — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.

but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that wasthere, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. — read the full passage →

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision? — read the full passage →

Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.

but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth.

when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even the Christ.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he prophesieth; neither shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive:

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. — read the full passage →

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is. — read the full passage →

but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then is finished the mystery of God, according to the good tidings which he declared to his servants the prophets.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, evenJesus;

But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

But ye did not so learn Christ;

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)

But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.

But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.

Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;

And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

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

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

And it shall come to pass that, when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of Jehovah; and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered; and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream. — read the full passage →

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say, — read the full passage →

Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. — read the full passage →

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises. — read the full passage →

They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. — read the full passage →

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son. — read the full passage →

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain. — read the full passage →

My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. — read the full passage →

Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright. — read the full passage →

Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit. — read the full passage →

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! — read the full passage →

Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high; — read the full passage →