Matthew 25:14

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Summary

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

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And delivered

1 Peter 4:9

Bible References

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"Hearken another similitude. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country:

As a man which is gone into a strange country and hath left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

He said therefore, "A certain noble man went into a far country, to receive him a kingdom, and then to come again.

Then began he to put forth to the people this similitude, "A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to farmers, and went himself into a strange country for a great season.

And delivered

And he said also unto his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, which had a steward, that was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Seeing that we have divers gifts according to the grace that is given unto us: if any man have the gift of prophecy, let him have it that it be agreeing unto the faith;

What is Paul? What thing is Apollos? Only ministers are they, by whom ye believed: even as the Lord gave every man grace.

Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God.

There are diversities of gifts verily, yet but one spirit.

And the very same, made some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Shepherds, some Teachers:

Be ye harborous, one to another, and that without grudging.