Matthew 25:14 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them ...

25:14 NLT

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New Living Translation - “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone.
新标点和合本 - “天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “天国又好比一个人要出外远行，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “天国又好比一个人要出外远行，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们。
当代译本 - “天国就像一个人即将远行，他召来自己的奴仆，把产业托付给他们，
圣经新译本 - “天国又像一个人要出外远行，就叫自己的仆人来，把产业交给他们。
中文标准译本 - “天国又好比一个人要出外旅行，就叫来自己的奴仆们，把他所拥有的交托给他们。
现代标点和合本 - “天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，
和合本（拼音版） - “天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，
New International Version - “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.
New International Reader's Version - “Again, here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like. A man was going on a journey. He sent for his slaves and put them in charge of his money.
English Standard Version - “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
The Message - “It’s also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities. Then he left. Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master’s investment. The second did the same. But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master’s money.
Christian Standard Bible - “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
New American Standard Bible - “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
New King James Version - “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
Amplified Bible - “For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.
American Standard Version - For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.
World English Bible - “For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.
新標點和合本 - 「天國又好比一個人要往外國去，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「天國又好比一個人要出外遠行，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「天國又好比一個人要出外遠行，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們。
當代譯本 - 「天國就像一個人即將遠行，他召來自己的奴僕，把產業託付給他們，
聖經新譯本 - “天國又像一個人要出外遠行，就叫自己的僕人來，把產業交給他們。
呂振中譯本 - 『就像一個人要出外去，叫了他的奴僕來，把資財交給他們；
中文標準譯本 - 「天國又好比一個人要出外旅行，就叫來自己的奴僕們，把他所擁有的交託給他們。
現代標點和合本 - 「天國又好比一個人要往外國去，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們，
文理和合譯本 - 又如一人將往他方、召其僕以家資付之、
文理委辦譯本 - 又如一人、將往異地、召僕以所有者予之、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 又如一人將往異地、召僕、以家貲付之、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 昔有人焉、將遠行、召其諸僕、託以家貲、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »El reino de los cielos será también como un hombre que, al emprender un viaje, llamó a sus siervos y les encargó sus bienes.
현대인의 성경 - “또 하늘 나라는 여행을 떠나면서 종들을 불러 자기 재산을 맡긴 사람과 같다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далекое путешествие, созвал своих слуг и поручил им свое имущество.
Восточный перевод - – Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далёкое путешествие, созвал своих рабов и поручил им своё имущество.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далёкое путешествие, созвал своих рабов и поручил им своё имущество.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далёкое путешествие, созвал своих рабов и поручил им своё имущество.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il en sera comme d’un homme qui partit pour un voyage : il convoqua ses serviteurs et leur confia l’administration de ses biens.
リビングバイブル - 天の御国はまた、他国へ出かけたある人のようです。彼は出発前に、使用人たちを呼び、『さあ、元手をやるから、これで留守中に商売をしなさい』と、それぞれにお金を預けました。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν, ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους, καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - “E também será como um homem que, ao sair de viagem, chamou seus servos e confiou-lhes os seus bens.
Hoffnung für alle - »Es wird dann so sein wie bei einem Mann, der vorhatte, ins Ausland zu reisen. Er rief alle seine Verwalter zusammen und vertraute ihnen sein Vermögen an. Sie sollten während seiner Abwesenheit gut damit wirtschaften.
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พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “และอาณาจักรสวรรค์ยังเปรียบเหมือนชายคนหนึ่งจะออกเดินทาง จึงเรียกคนรับใช้มามอบหมายทรัพย์สินให้ดูแล
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交叉引用

Luke 20:9 - Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.
1 Corinthians 3:5 - After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.
Romans 12:6 - In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
Romans 12:7 - If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.
Romans 12:8 - If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
Matthew 21:33 - “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
Matthew 25:14 - “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone.
Matthew 25:15 - He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.
Matthew 25:16 - “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more.
Matthew 25:17 - The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more.
Matthew 25:18 - But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
Matthew 25:19 - “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money.
Matthew 25:20 - The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’
Matthew 25:21 - “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together! ’
Matthew 25:22 - “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’
Matthew 25:23 - “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
Matthew 25:24 - “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.
Matthew 25:25 - I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’
Matthew 25:26 - “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate,
Matthew 25:27 - why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
Matthew 25:28 - “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver.
Matthew 25:29 - To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
Matthew 25:30 - Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
1 Corinthians 4:1 - So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries.
1 Corinthians 4:2 - Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful.
Luke 16:1 - Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.
Luke 16:2 - So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.’
Luke 16:3 - “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.
Luke 16:4 - Ah, I know how to ensure that I’ll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.’
Luke 16:5 - “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?’
Luke 16:6 - The man replied, ‘I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.’ So the manager told him, ‘Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons. ’
Luke 16:7 - “‘And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man. ‘I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take the bill and change it to 800 bushels. ’
Luke 16:8 - “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.
Luke 16:9 - Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.
Luke 16:10 - “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.
Luke 16:11 - And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?
Luke 16:12 - And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?
Ephesians 4:11 - Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
1 Corinthians 12:4 - There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.
1 Corinthians 12:7 - A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
1 Corinthians 12:8 - To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice ; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.
1 Corinthians 12:9 - The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing.
1 Corinthians 12:10 - He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.
1 Corinthians 12:11 - It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
1 Corinthians 12:12 - The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:13 - Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:14 - Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.
1 Corinthians 12:15 - If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body.
1 Corinthians 12:16 - And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body?
1 Corinthians 12:17 - If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?
1 Corinthians 12:18 - But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.
1 Corinthians 12:19 - How strange a body would be if it had only one part!
1 Corinthians 12:20 - Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.
1 Corinthians 12:21 - The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
1 Corinthians 12:22 - In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.
1 Corinthians 12:23 - And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen,
1 Corinthians 12:24 - while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.
1 Corinthians 12:25 - This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other.
1 Corinthians 12:26 - If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
1 Corinthians 12:27 - All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.
1 Corinthians 12:28 - Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who have the gift of leadership, those who speak in unknown languages.
1 Corinthians 12:29 - Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles?
Luke 19:12 - He said, “A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return.
Luke 19:13 - Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’
Luke 19:14 - But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
Luke 19:15 - “After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were.
Luke 19:16 - The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!’
Luke 19:17 - “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’
Luke 19:18 - “The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.’
Luke 19:19 - “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’
Luke 19:20 - “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.
Luke 19:21 - I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
Luke 19:22 - “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,
Luke 19:23 - why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
Luke 19:24 - “Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten pounds.’
Luke 19:25 - “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’
Luke 19:26 - “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
Luke 19:27 - And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”
Mark 13:34 - “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return.
1 Peter 4:9 - Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
1 Peter 4:10 - God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
1 Peter 4:11 - Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New Living Translation - “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone.
新标点和合本 - “天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “天国又好比一个人要出外远行，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “天国又好比一个人要出外远行，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们。
当代译本 - “天国就像一个人即将远行，他召来自己的奴仆，把产业托付给他们，
圣经新译本 - “天国又像一个人要出外远行，就叫自己的仆人来，把产业交给他们。
中文标准译本 - “天国又好比一个人要出外旅行，就叫来自己的奴仆们，把他所拥有的交托给他们。
现代标点和合本 - “天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，
和合本（拼音版） - “天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，
New International Version - “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.
New International Reader's Version - “Again, here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like. A man was going on a journey. He sent for his slaves and put them in charge of his money.
English Standard Version - “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
The Message - “It’s also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities. Then he left. Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master’s investment. The second did the same. But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master’s money.
Christian Standard Bible - “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
New American Standard Bible - “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
New King James Version - “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
Amplified Bible - “For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.
American Standard Version - For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.
World English Bible - “For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.
新標點和合本 - 「天國又好比一個人要往外國去，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「天國又好比一個人要出外遠行，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「天國又好比一個人要出外遠行，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們。
當代譯本 - 「天國就像一個人即將遠行，他召來自己的奴僕，把產業託付給他們，
聖經新譯本 - “天國又像一個人要出外遠行，就叫自己的僕人來，把產業交給他們。
呂振中譯本 - 『就像一個人要出外去，叫了他的奴僕來，把資財交給他們；
中文標準譯本 - 「天國又好比一個人要出外旅行，就叫來自己的奴僕們，把他所擁有的交託給他們。
現代標點和合本 - 「天國又好比一個人要往外國去，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們，
文理和合譯本 - 又如一人將往他方、召其僕以家資付之、
文理委辦譯本 - 又如一人、將往異地、召僕以所有者予之、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 又如一人將往異地、召僕、以家貲付之、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 昔有人焉、將遠行、召其諸僕、託以家貲、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »El reino de los cielos será también como un hombre que, al emprender un viaje, llamó a sus siervos y les encargó sus bienes.
현대인의 성경 - “또 하늘 나라는 여행을 떠나면서 종들을 불러 자기 재산을 맡긴 사람과 같다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далекое путешествие, созвал своих слуг и поручил им свое имущество.
Восточный перевод - – Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далёкое путешествие, созвал своих рабов и поручил им своё имущество.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далёкое путешествие, созвал своих рабов и поручил им своё имущество.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Тогда будет, как у того человека, который, отправляясь в далёкое путешествие, созвал своих рабов и поручил им своё имущество.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il en sera comme d’un homme qui partit pour un voyage : il convoqua ses serviteurs et leur confia l’administration de ses biens.
リビングバイブル - 天の御国はまた、他国へ出かけたある人のようです。彼は出発前に、使用人たちを呼び、『さあ、元手をやるから、これで留守中に商売をしなさい』と、それぞれにお金を預けました。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν, ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους, καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - “E também será como um homem que, ao sair de viagem, chamou seus servos e confiou-lhes os seus bens.
Hoffnung für alle - »Es wird dann so sein wie bei einem Mann, der vorhatte, ins Ausland zu reisen. Er rief alle seine Verwalter zusammen und vertraute ihnen sein Vermögen an. Sie sollten während seiner Abwesenheit gut damit wirtschaften.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Nước Trời cũng giống trường hợp người chủ sắp lên đường viễn du, gọi các đầy tớ vào, ủy thác cho họ tài sản mình.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “และอาณาจักรสวรรค์ยังเปรียบเหมือนชายคนหนึ่งจะออกเดินทาง จึงเรียกคนรับใช้มามอบหมายทรัพย์สินให้ดูแล
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และยังเปรียบเสมือนชายคนหนึ่งที่ออกเดินทางไป เขาเรียกบรรดาผู้รับใช้มาเพื่อให้ดูแลทรัพย์สมบัติของเขา

Luke 20:9 - Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.
1 Corinthians 3:5 - After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.
Romans 12:6 - In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
Romans 12:7 - If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.
Romans 12:8 - If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
Matthew 21:33 - “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
Matthew 25:14 - “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone.
Matthew 25:15 - He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.
Matthew 25:16 - “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more.
Matthew 25:17 - The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more.
Matthew 25:18 - But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
Matthew 25:19 - “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money.
Matthew 25:20 - The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’
Matthew 25:21 - “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together! ’
Matthew 25:22 - “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’
Matthew 25:23 - “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
Matthew 25:24 - “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.
Matthew 25:25 - I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’
Matthew 25:26 - “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate,
Matthew 25:27 - why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
Matthew 25:28 - “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver.
Matthew 25:29 - To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
Matthew 25:30 - Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
1 Corinthians 4:1 - So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries.
1 Corinthians 4:2 - Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful.
Luke 16:1 - Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.
Luke 16:2 - So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.’
Luke 16:3 - “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.
Luke 16:4 - Ah, I know how to ensure that I’ll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.’
Luke 16:5 - “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?’
Luke 16:6 - The man replied, ‘I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.’ So the manager told him, ‘Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons. ’
Luke 16:7 - “‘And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man. ‘I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take the bill and change it to 800 bushels. ’
Luke 16:8 - “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.
Luke 16:9 - Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.
Luke 16:10 - “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.
Luke 16:11 - And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?
Luke 16:12 - And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?
Ephesians 4:11 - Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
1 Corinthians 12:4 - There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.
1 Corinthians 12:7 - A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
1 Corinthians 12:8 - To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice ; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.
1 Corinthians 12:9 - The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing.
1 Corinthians 12:10 - He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.
1 Corinthians 12:11 - It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
1 Corinthians 12:12 - The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:13 - Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:14 - Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.
1 Corinthians 12:15 - If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body.
1 Corinthians 12:16 - And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body?
1 Corinthians 12:17 - If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?
1 Corinthians 12:18 - But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.
1 Corinthians 12:19 - How strange a body would be if it had only one part!
1 Corinthians 12:20 - Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.
1 Corinthians 12:21 - The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
1 Corinthians 12:22 - In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.
1 Corinthians 12:23 - And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen,
1 Corinthians 12:24 - while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.
1 Corinthians 12:25 - This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other.
1 Corinthians 12:26 - If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
1 Corinthians 12:27 - All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.
1 Corinthians 12:28 - Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who have the gift of leadership, those who speak in unknown languages.
1 Corinthians 12:29 - Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles?
Luke 19:12 - He said, “A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return.
Luke 19:13 - Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’
Luke 19:14 - But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
Luke 19:15 - “After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were.
Luke 19:16 - The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!’
Luke 19:17 - “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’
Luke 19:18 - “The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.’
Luke 19:19 - “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’
Luke 19:20 - “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.
Luke 19:21 - I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
Luke 19:22 - “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,
Luke 19:23 - why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
Luke 19:24 - “Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten pounds.’
Luke 19:25 - “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’
Luke 19:26 - “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
Luke 19:27 - And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”
Mark 13:34 - “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return.
1 Peter 4:9 - Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
1 Peter 4:10 - God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
1 Peter 4:11 - Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.