'Ministry' in the Bible

When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,

For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.”

to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

Now I urge you, brethren (you know the household of Stephanas, that they were the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves for ministry to the saints),

But if the ministry of death, in letters engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look intently at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, fading as it was,

how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?

For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,

For it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ministry to the saints;

For the ministry of this service is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many thanksgivings 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,

Say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood.