1 Corinthians 4:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

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  • Rom 16:25 : 25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;
  • 1 Tim 3:9 : 9 Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin.
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,
  • Col 1:25-27 : 25 Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God, 26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints, 27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
  • Col 2:2 : 2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,
  • Col 4:3 : 3 And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;
  • 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?
  • Luke 16:1-3 : 1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods. 2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property. 3 And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.
  • 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;
  • 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.
  • 1 Cor 4:13 : 13 When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.
  • 1 Cor 9:16-18 : 16 For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not. 17 But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it. 18 What then is my reward? This, that when I am giving the good news, I may give it without payment, not making use of my rights as a preacher of the good news.
  • 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
  • 2 Cor 6:4 : 4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,
  • 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
  • 2 Cor 12:6 : 6 For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
  • Eph 3:3-9 : 3 How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter, 4 By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ; 5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit; 6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news, 7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ: 9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.

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