1 Corinthians 4:1

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This is how you should regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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  • Rom 16:25 : 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past.
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain.
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
  • 1 Tim 3:9 : 9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 Pray also for me, that words may be given to me to proclaim the mystery of the gospel boldly.
  • Col 1:25-27 : 25 I have become its servant according to the commission God gave me for you, to fully proclaim the word of God, 26 the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
  • Col 2:2 : 2 I do this so that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and that they may have all the riches of full assurance of understanding, which leads to the full knowledge of God's mystery—Christ himself.
  • Col 4:3 : 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
  • 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 He must not be a recent convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the judgment of the devil.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
  • Luke 16:1-3 : 1 Jesus also said to His disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this manager was wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.' 3 The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking away my position? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.'
  • 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 Instead, we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.
  • 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each.
  • 1 Cor 4:13 : 13 When we are slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the scum of the earth, the refuse of all, even until now.
  • 1 Cor 9:16-18 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to do so. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if unwillingly, I am simply entrusted with a responsibility. 18 What then is my reward? It is that when I preach the gospel, I may offer it free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
  • 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
  • 2 Cor 6:4 : 4 Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,
  • 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
  • 2 Cor 12:6 : 6 For if I desire to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone think more of me than what they see in me or hear from me.
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
  • Eph 3:3-9 : 3 that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have briefly written about earlier. 4 By reading this, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which in past generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me through the working of His power. 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light for everyone the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And undeniably, great is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.

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