'Ministry' in the Bible

and wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and put headbands on them, and so the ministry of priesthood will belong to them by a perpetual ordinance. Thus you are to consecrate Aaron and his sons.

They made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, and the holy garments for Aaron from the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

a bell and a pomegranate alternating all around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry. They made it just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,

Micah set up the descendant of Levi in ministry, and the young man became his priest while he lived in Micah's house.

They also confiscated the pots, shovels, snuffers, spoons, and the rest of the bronze vessels that were used in ministry.

and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of households. They were capable men employed in the ministry of God’s temple.

David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their ministry.

These were their offices for their ministry when they came in to the house of the Lord according to the ordinance given to them through Aaron their father, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

With respect to their leaders, these courses of trustees had responsibilities, along with their relatives, regarding ministry within the Temple of the LORD

And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

Following proscriptions laid down by his father David, Solomon appointed divisions of priests for their service as well as descendants of Levi for duties of praise and ministry before the priests consistent with the daily rules. Furthermore, because David, the man of God, had commanded it, Solomon also appointed gatekeepers to serve by divisions at every gate of the Temple.

When they finished, they presented the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, who made articles for the Lord’s temple with it—articles for ministry and for making burnt offerings, and ladles and articles of gold and silver. They regularly offered burnt offerings in the Lord’s temple throughout Jehoiada’s life.

Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites for the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord, each division corresponding to his service among the priests and Levites.

When the priest enters, they will not enter the outer court from the sanctuary without having removed their garments worn during their time of ministry, because they are holy. They will put on different clothes, and then they will approach the area reserved for the people."

“It [their ministry to Me] shall be as an inheritance to them, for I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no property (land) in Israel, for I am their possession.

I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

exactly as they were handed down to us by those [with personal experience] who from the beginning [of Christ’s ministry] were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word [that is, of the teaching concerning salvation through faith in Christ],

When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home.

The child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel [as John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah].

As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be theson of Joseph, son of Heli,

For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

who have received the law as ordained by the ministry of angels, and have not kept it.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry among you, just as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop doing manual labor [in order to support our ministry]?

because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me—yet many oppose me.

I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

to the latter one an aroma from death to death [a fatal, offensive odor], but to the other an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is adequate and sufficiently qualified for these things?

Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to look directly at Moses’ face because of the glory from his face—a fading glory—

how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

they begged us insistently for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints,

We have sent with him the brother who is praised throughout the churches for his gospel ministry.

Now concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you.

For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many acts of thanksgiving to God.

Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all,

We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even to you.

We are not bragging beyond measure about other people’s labors. But we have the hope that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged,

so that we may proclaim the good news to the regions beyond you, not boasting about what has already been done in someone else’s area of ministry.

I spoiled other assemblies, receiving hire for ministry towards you.

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.

Yes, I say also to you, true companion, help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry along with me and Clement and my other coworkers, whose names are in the book of life.

And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone.

I became its servant as God commissioned me to work for you, so that I may complete my ministry of the word of God.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

Practice and work hard on these things; be absorbed in them [completely occupied in your ministry], so that your progress will be evident to all.

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

Now Moses was faithful in [the administration of] all God’s house, [but only] as a ministering servant, [his ministry serving] as a testimony of the things which were to be spoken afterward [the revelation to come in Christ];

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary.

With these things set up this way, the priests enter the first room repeatedly, performing their ministry.

Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.