1 Corinthians 4:2

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Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 25:21 : 21 His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 The Lord replied,“Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
  • Luke 16:10-12 : 10 “The one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. 11 If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches? 12 And if you haven’t been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?
  • 1 Cor 4:17 : 17 For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Remaining Unmarried With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.
  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.
  • Col 1:7 : 7 You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave– a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf–
  • Col 4:7 : 7 Personal Greetings and Instructions Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
  • Col 4:17 : 17 And tell Archippus,“See to it that you complete the ministry you received in the Lord.”
  • Matt 25:23 : 23 His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
  • Num 12:7 : 7 My servant Moses is not like this; he is faithful in all my house.
  • Prov 13:17 : 17 An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

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