Bible verses about "stewardship" | CLV

²² The good man leaves an allotment to his sons' sons, Yet the sinner's estate is stored up for the righteous one."

¹⁰ Then bring the entire tithe to the treasure house, and viands will come to be in My house. And test Me, I pray, in this, says Yahweh of hosts, if I will not open for you crevices in the heavens and I empty for you a blessing till there is insufficient storage."

⁴² And the Lord said, "Who, consequently, is the faithful and prudent administrator, whom the lord will be placing over his attendance, to be giving them the measure of grain in season.? ⁴³ Happy is that slave, whom his lord, coming, will be finding doing thus." ⁴⁴ Truly, I am saying to you that over all his possessions will he be placing him." ⁴⁵ Now if that slave should be saying in his heart, 'My lord is delaying his coming,' and should be beginning both to beat the boys and the maids and to be eating and drinking and to be drunk, ⁴⁶ the lord of that slave will be arriving on a day for which he is not hoping and at an hour which he does not know, and shall be cutting him asunder and shall be appointing his part with the unfaithful."

²⁸ For which of you, wanting to build a tower, is not first seated to calculate the expense, to see if he has the wherewithal?-"

²⁷ John answered and said, "A man can not get anything if it should not be given him out of heaven."

⁷ for the supervisor must be unimpeachable as an administrator of God, not given to self-gratification, not irritable, no toper, not quarrelsome, not avaricious;"

⁷ for nothing do we carry into the world, and it is evident that neither can we carry anything out." ⁸ Now, having sustenance and shelter, with these we shall be sufficed."

¹⁷ Those who are rich in the current eon be charging not to be haughty, nor yet to rely on the dubiousness of riches, but on God, Who is tendering us all things richly for our enjoyment;" ¹⁸ to be doing good acts, to be rich in ideal acts, to be liberal contributors, ¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves an ideal foundation for that which is impending, that they may get hold of life really."

³ Hand over your doings to Yahweh, And your designs shall be established."

¹¹ If, then, you did not come to be faithful in the unjust mammon, who will be entrusting to you the true?

¹⁵ And taking is Yahweh Elohim the human that he had formed and is leaving him in the garden of Eden to serve it and to keep it.

¹⁴ For it is even as a man traveling. He calls his own slaves and gives over to them his possessions. ¹⁵ And to one, indeed, he gives five talents, yet to one, two, yet to one, one; to each according to his own ability. And he travels immediately." ¹⁶ Now, being gone, the one getting the five talents trades with them and gains another five talents." ¹⁷ Similarly, also, the one with the two; he also gains another two." ¹⁸ Yet the one getting the one talent, coming away, excavates in the earth and hides his lord's silver." ¹⁹ Now, after much time, the lord of those slaves is coming and settling accounts with them." ²⁰ And, approaching, the one getting the five talents brings to him another five talents, saying, 'Lord, five talents you give over to me, Lo! another five talents do I gain with them.'" ²¹ Now his lord averred to him, 'Well done! good and faithful slave. Over a few were you faithful; over many will I place you. Enter into the joy of your lord!'" ²² Now, approaching, the one also getting the two talents said, 'Lord, two talents you give over to me, Lo! another two talents I gain with them.'" ²³ His lord averred to him, 'Well done! good and faithful slave. Over a few were you faithful; over many will I place you. Enter into the joy of your lord!'" ²⁴ Now, approaching, the one also having gotten the one talent, said, 'Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you do not sow, and gathering whence you do not scatter." ²⁵ And, being afraid, coming away, I hide your talent in the earth. Lo! you have what is yours!'" ²⁶ Now, answering, his lord said to him, 'Wicked and slothful slave! You were aware that I am reaping where I do not sow, and gathering whence I do not scatter." ²⁷ It was binding on you, then, to be depositing my silver with the bankers, and on coming, I should recover what is mine together with interest." ²⁸ Take the talent away from him then, and give it to the one who has ten talents.'" ²⁹ For to everyone who has shall be given, and he shall have a superfluity, yet from the one who has not, that also which he has shall be taken away from him;" ³⁰ and the useless slave cast out into outer darkness. there shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth.

²³ All, whatsoever you may be doing, work from the soul, as to the Lord and not to men, "

⁶ yet as this: who is sowing sparingly, sparingly shall be reaping also, and who is sowing bountifully, bountifully shall be reaping also, ⁷ each according as he has proposed in his heart, not sorrowfully, nor of compulsion, for the gleeful giver is loved by God."

²⁸ And blessing them is the Elohim. And saying to them is the Elohim, "Be fruitful and increase and fill the earth, and subdue it. And sway over the fish of the sea, and over the flyer of the heavens, and over the beast, and over all the earth, and over all life moving on the land.

¹⁰ Each, according as he obtained a gracious gift, be dispensing it among yourselves, as ideal administrators of the varied grace of God;"