1 Peter 4:10

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“As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.”

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As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. Every Christian has been given something to share.

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“As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.”

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“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”

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“according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;”

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“each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;”

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Other passages that echo 1 Peter 4:10 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  2. Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
  3. Matthew 24:21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
  4. Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
  5. Matthew 25:14For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.
  6. Matthew 25:17Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.
  7. Matthew 25:44And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
  8. Mark 10:45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  9. Luke 8:3Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
  10. Luke 12:42And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
  11. Luke 16:1Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
  12. Luke 19:13Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
  13. Romans 12:6We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
  14. Romans 15:25Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
  15. Romans 15:27They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
  16. 1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
  17. 1 Corinthians 4:1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  18. 1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  19. 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
  20. 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  21. 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  22. 2 Corinthians 9:1Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
  23. Ephesians 3:8Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
  24. Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

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