Bible verses about "appreciation" | Darby

⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season? ⁴³ Blessed is that bondman whom his lord [on] coming shall find doing thus; ⁴⁴ verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has. ⁴⁵ But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken, ⁴⁶ the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.

¹⁶ And if also I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who has sent me. ¹⁷ And in your law too it is written that the testimony of two men is true: ¹⁸ I am [one] who bear witness concerning myself, and the Father who has sent me bears witness concerning me.

¹⁷ Let the elders who take the lead [among the saints] well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you at our prayers,

¹ Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God`s will, and Sosthenes the brother, <sup>2</sup> to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to [those] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours: <sup>3</sup> Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. <sup>4</sup> I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus; <sup>5</sup> that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word [of doctrine], and all knowledge, <sup>6</sup> (according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you,) <sup>7</sup> so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ; <sup>8</sup> who shall also confirm you to [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <sup>9</sup> God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. <sup>10</sup> Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion. <sup>11</sup> For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you. <sup>12</sup> But I speak of this, that each of you says, *I* am of Paul, and *I* of Apollos, and *I* of Cephas, and *I* of Christ. <sup>13</sup> Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul? <sup>14</sup> I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius, <sup>15</sup> that no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name. <sup>16</sup> Yes, I baptised also the house of Stephanas; for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other. <sup>17</sup> For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain. <sup>18</sup> For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God`s power. ¹⁹ For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones. ²⁰ Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe. ²² Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom; ²³ but *we* preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness; ²⁴ but to those that [are] called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God`s power and God`s wisdom. ²⁵ Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. ²⁶ For consider your calling, brethren, that [there are] not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born. ²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things; ²⁸ and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, [and] things that are not, that he may annul the things that are; ²⁹ so that no flesh should boast before God. ³⁰ But of him are *ye* in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption; ³¹ that according as it is written, He that boasts, let him boast in [the] Lord.

¹³ Does any one among you suffer evil? let him pray. Is any happy? let him sing psalms.

⁵ [Let your] conversation [be] without love of money, satisfied with [your] present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

¹² Jehovah recompense thy work, and let thy reward be full from Jehovah the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.

¹⁶ Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.