1 Corinthians 3:5

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1 Corinthians 3:5

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

Ministers

Even

1 Peter 4:10

Bible References

Ministers

So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.

Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and

servants of the word,

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?

who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.

And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—

Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in

far more labors, in

far more imprisonments,

beaten times without number, often in danger of death.

Even

According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

To one he gave five

talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.

John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.