Bible verses about "ministry" | Darby

⁸ And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me.

¹⁸ And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth. ¹⁹ Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, *I* am with you all the days, until the completion of the age.

¹ And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up. ² And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him. ³ And he says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up [and come] into the midst. ⁴ And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent. ⁵ And looking round upon them with anger, distressed at the hardening of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched [it] out, and his hand was restored. ⁶ And the Pharisees going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. ⁷ And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, ⁸ and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him. ⁹ And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him. ¹⁰ For he healed many, so that they beset him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues. ¹¹ And the unclean spirits, when they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, *Thou* art the Son of God. ¹² And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest. ¹³ And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went to him. ¹⁴ And he appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach, ¹⁵ and to have power [to heal diseases, and] to cast out demons. ¹⁶ And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter; ¹⁷ and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he gave them the surname of Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder; ¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariote, who also delivered him up. And they come to [the] house. ²⁰ And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread. ²¹ And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind. ²² And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons. ²³ And having called them to [him], he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴ And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist. ²⁵ And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist. ²⁶ And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end. ²⁷ But no one can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong [man] unless he first bind the strong [man], and then he will plunder his house. ²⁸ Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches [with] which they may speak injuriously; ²⁹ but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin; ³⁰ -- because they said, He has an unclean spirit. ³¹ And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him. ³² And a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without. ³³ And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren? ³⁴ And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren: ³⁵ for whosoever shall do the will of God, *he* is my brother, and sister, and mother.

¹ But Jesus, full of [the] Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness ² forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered. ³ And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread. ⁴ And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. ⁵ And [the devil], leading him up into a high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time. ⁶ And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it. ⁷ If therefore *thou* wilt do homage before me, all [of it] shall be thine. ⁸ And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. ⁹ And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence; ¹⁰ for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee; ¹¹ and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone. ¹² And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your intelligent service. ² And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of [your] mind, that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ³ For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith. ⁴ For, as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office; ⁵ thus we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other. ⁶ But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether [it be] prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith; ⁷ or service, [let us occupy ourselves] in service; or he that teaches, in teaching; ⁸ or he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, in simplicity; he that leads, with diligence; he that shews mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹ And *I*, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ. ² I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able; ³ for ye are yet carnal. For whereas [there are] among you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man? ⁴ For when one says, *I* am of Paul, and another, *I* of Apollos, are ye not men? ⁵ Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each. ⁶ *I* have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase. ⁷ So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God the giver of the increase. ⁸ But the planter and the waterer are one; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. ⁹ For we are God`s fellow-workmen; ye are God`s husbandry, God`s building. <sup>10</sup> According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it. <sup>11</sup> For other foundation can no man lay besides that which [is] laid, which is Jesus Christ. <sup>12</sup> Now if any one build upon [this] foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw, <sup>13</sup> the work of each shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare [it], because it is revealed in fire; and the fire shall try the work of each what it is. <sup>14</sup> If the work of any one which he has built upon [the foundation] shall abide, he shall receive a reward. <sup>15</sup> If the work of any one shall be consumed, he shall suffer loss, but *he* shall be saved, but so as through [the] fire. <sup>16</sup> Do ye not know that ye are [the] temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwells in you? <sup>17</sup> If any one corrupt the temple of God, *him* shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are *ye*. <sup>18</sup> Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise. <sup>19</sup> For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness. <sup>20</sup> And again, [The] Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain. <sup>21</sup> So that let no one boast in men; for all things are yours. <sup>22</sup> Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or [the] world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours; <sup>23</sup> and *ye* [are] Christ`s, and Christ [is] God`s.

¹¹ Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, but have been manifested to God, and I hope also that we have been manifested in your consciences. ¹² [For] we do not again commend ourselves to you, but [we are] giving to you occasion of boast in our behalf, that ye may have [such] with those boasting in countenance, and not in heart. ¹³ For whether we are beside ourselves, [it is] to God; or are sober, [it is] for you. ¹⁴ For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died; ¹⁵ and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised. ¹⁶ So that *we* henceforth know no one according to flesh; but if even we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know [him thus] no longer. ¹⁷ So if any one [be] in Christ, [there is] a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new: ¹⁸ and all things [are] of the God who has reconciled us to himself by [Jesus] Christ, and given to us the ministry of that reconciliation: ¹⁹ how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation. ²⁰ We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as [it were] beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God.

²⁴ But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

¹ Therefore, having this ministry, as we have had mercy shewn us, we faint not. ² But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God. ³ But if also our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in those that are lost; ⁴ in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth [for them]. ⁵ For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus Lord, and ourselves your bondmen for Jesus` sake. ⁶ Because [it is] the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ. ⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassingness of the power may be of God, and not from us: ⁸ every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up; ⁹ persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed; ¹⁰ always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body; ¹¹ for we who live are always delivered unto death on account of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh; ¹² so that death works in us, but life in you. ¹³ And having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, I have believed, therefore have I spoken; *we* also believe, therefore also we speak; ¹⁴ knowing that he who has raised the Lord Jesus shall raise us also with Jesus, and shall present [us] with you. ¹⁵ For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace abounding through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. ¹⁶ Wherefore we faint not; but if indeed our outward man is consumed, yet the inward is renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For our momentary [and] light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory; ¹⁸ while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen [are] for a time, but those that are not seen eternal.

⁶ who has also made us competent, [as] ministers of [the] new covenant; not of letter, but of spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit quickens.

¹ I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, ² proclaim the word; be urgent in season [and] out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine. ³ For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear; ⁴ and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables. ⁵ But *thou*, be sober in all things, bear evils, do [the] work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.

¹⁰ Humble yourselves before [the] Lord, and he shall exalt you.

⁷ Remember your leaders who have spoken to you the word of God; and considering the issue of their conversation, imitate their faith.

¹⁵ Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.

³ giving no manner of offence in anything, that the ministry be not blamed; ⁴ but in everything commending ourselves as God`s ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits, ⁵ in stripes, in prisons, in riots, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, ⁶ in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in [the] Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, ⁷ in [the] word of truth, in [the] power of God; through the arms of righteousness on the right hand and left, ⁸ through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report: as deceivers, and true; ⁹ as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as disciplined, and not put to death; ¹⁰ as grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

¹² Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

¹³ For every one whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved. ¹⁴ How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one who preaches? ¹⁵ and how shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce glad tidings of good things!

¹¹ and *he* has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers, ¹² for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to [the] work of [the] ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ; ¹³ until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at [the] full-grown man, at [the] measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ;