1 Peter 4:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Good

Titus 1:7

The manifold

General references

1 Corinthians 12:7

3 John 1:5

Bible References

Good

"Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

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?

Jesus also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

One should think about us this way -- as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

The manifold

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them -- yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

To me -- less than the least of all the saints -- this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ

It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

General references

To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.

Dear friend, you demonstrate faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers (even though they are strangers).