Bible verses about "trustees" | Godbey

¹⁰ The thief does not come, but that he may steal, and slay, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.

⁴² and they were persevering in the teaching of the apostles and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

¹ Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

¹ And during those days, the disciples multiplying, there was a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were being neglected in the daily ministration. ² And the twelve calling to them the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not pleasing that we, leaving the word of God, serve tables. ³ But brethren, look out seven men from you of good report, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this interest; ⁴ and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word. ⁵ And the word was pleasing before all the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, ⁶ the Antiochian proselyte, whom they placed before the apostles, and having prayed, they placed their hands on them. ⁷ And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied exceedingly in Jerusalem, and a great multitude of the priests were obedient unto the faith. ⁸ And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and miracles among the people. ⁹ And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen, ¹⁰ and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking. ¹¹ Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God. ¹² And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council, ¹³ and they raised up false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place and the law; ¹⁴ for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us. ¹⁵ And all sitting in the council, having fixed their eyes on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

¹³ And the God of hope fill you in all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost.

¹ And during those days, the disciples multiplying, there was a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were being neglected in the daily ministration. ² And the twelve calling to them the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not pleasing that we, leaving the word of God, serve tables. ³ But brethren, look out seven men from you of good report, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this interest; ⁴ and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word. ⁵ And the word was pleasing before all the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, ⁶ the Antiochian proselyte, whom they placed before the apostles, and having prayed, they placed their hands on them.

² Therefore it behooves the bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, modest, prudent, orderly, hospitable, competent to teach,

¹⁴ And this is the assurance which we have toward him, that, if we may ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show unto his servants the thing which it behooves speedily to come to pass; and he signified having sent by his angel to his servant John; ² who witnessed the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as to so many things as he saw. ³ Blessed is the one reading, and those hearing the word of the prophecy, and keeping the things which have been written in it: for the time is at hand. ⁴ John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from the one who is, and who was, and who is coming; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstbegotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To the one loving us with divine love, and having washed us from our sins in His own blood, ⁶ and He made us a kingdom, priests unto God even his Father; to him be glory and dominion unto the ages of the ages; amen. ⁷ Behold, he is coming with clouds; and every eye shall behold him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will wail at him; yes, Amen. ⁸ I am Alpha and Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty. ⁹ I John, your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and in patience in Jesus, was in the island which is called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus. ¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet ¹¹ saying, Write what you are seeing in a book, and send it to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. ¹² And I turned to see the voice which was speaking with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; ¹³ and in the midst of the candlesticks one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to his feet, and girded about the breast with a golden girdle. ¹⁴ And his head and his hairs were as wool, white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire; ¹⁵ and his feet were like brass, as having been burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters, ¹⁶ and having in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth is going forth a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance like the sun shines in his strength. ¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man; and he laid his right hand on me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last: ¹⁸ the living one, and I was dead; and, behold, I am alive unto the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. ¹⁹ Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which are about to take place after these; ²⁰ and the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven golden candlesticks are the seven churches. ²¹ For in the olden time prophecy did not come by the will of man: but men moved by the Holy Ghost spoke from God.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one believing on Him may not perish but have eternal life.

¹⁹ But my God will supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

¹⁸ But now God has placed the members each one of them in the body, as he wished.

¹⁰ as each one received the gift of grace, ministering the same to one another, as the good stewards of the manifold grace of God:

² but he is under nurses and stewards until the adoption of the father.

¹⁴ For as a man going away, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods, ¹⁵ to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each one according to his own ability; and departed. ¹⁶ The one having received the five talents going immediately, operated with the same, and made other five talents. ¹⁷ Likewise the one having received two gained two others. ¹⁸ And he having received one, having gone away, digged up the earth, and buried the money belonging to his lord. ¹⁹ And after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes a reckoning with them. ²⁰ And the one having received the five talents coming to him brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me five talents: behold, I have gained other five talents. ²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou wast faithful over few things, and I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² And the one having received two talents, coming to him, said, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me two talents: behold, I have gained other two talents. ²³ And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴ And the one having received one talent also coming, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewn: ²⁵ and being afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine own. ²⁶ And his Lord responding said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, didst thou know that I gather where I have not sown, and reap where I have not strewn? ²⁷ Therefore it behooved thee to put my money in the bank, and having come, I would receive my own with the product. ²⁸ Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to the one having ten talents.