Matthew 25:14
"For it is just like a man who was going on a long journey from his homeland, who called to him his slaves and turned his property over to them.
Matthew 21:33
"Listen to another story. There was once an owner of an estate who planted a vineyard and built a fence around it, and hewed out a wine-vat in it, and built a tower, and rented it to tenant farmers, and then went abroad.
Mark 13:34
It will be like a man who leaves his home and goes on a journey, after he has given orders to his slaves, to each his particular task, and has given orders to the watchman to keep watch.
Luke 19:12-27
So He said: "Once upon a time a man of noble birth went off to a distant country to get for himself a kingdom and then return.
Matthew 25:14-30
"For it is just like a man who was going on a long journey from his homeland, who called to him his slaves and turned his property over to them.
Luke 16:1-12
Now He was saying to the disciples: "Once there was a rich man who had a household manager, and he was accused to his master of squandering the latter's property.
Luke 20:9
Then He went on to tell the people the following story: "Once upon a time a man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and then went abroad for a long stay.
Romans 12:6-8
As we have gifts that differ in accordance with the favor God has shown us, if it is that of preaching, let it be done in proportion to our faith;
1 Corinthians 3:5
Then what is Apollos? Or what is Paul? Mere servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord gave each of us his task.
1 Corinthians 4:1-2
As for us apostles, men ought to think of us as ministers of Christ and trustees to handle God's uncovered truths.
1 Corinthians 12:4
There are varieties of gifts, but the Spirit is the same in all;
1 Corinthians 12:7-29
To each of us is given a special spiritual illumination for the common good.
Ephesians 4:11
And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,
1 Peter 4:9-11
Be ungrudgingly hospitable to one another.