Bible Cross References
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Matthew 24:45
"Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant? It is the one that his master has placed in charge of the other servants to give them their food at the proper time.
Matthew 25:14-30
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"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property.
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He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, and to another he gave one thousand. Then he left on his trip.
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The servant who had received five thousand coins went at once and invested his money and earned another five thousand.
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In the same way the servant who had received two thousand coins earned another two thousand.
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But the servant who had received one thousand coins went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.
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"After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
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The servant who had received five thousand coins came in and handed over the other five thousand. 'You gave me five thousand coins, sir,' he said. 'Look! Here are another five thousand that I have earned.'
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'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
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Then the servant who had been given two thousand coins came in and said, 'You gave me two thousand coins, sir. Look! Here are another two thousand that I have earned.'
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'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
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Then the servant who had received one thousand coins came in and said, 'Sir, I know you are a hard man; you reap harvests where you did not plant, and you gather crops where you did not scatter seed.
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I was afraid, so I went off and hid your money in the ground. Look! Here is what belongs to you.'
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'You bad and lazy servant!' his master said. 'You knew, did you, that I reap harvests where I did not plant, and gather crops where I did not scatter seed?
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Well, then, you should have deposited my money in the bank, and I would have received it all back with interest when I returned.
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Now, take the money away from him and give it to the one who has ten thousand coins.
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For to every person who has something, even more will be given, and he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing, even the little that he has will be taken away from him.
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As for this useless servant---throw him outside in the darkness; there he will cry and gnash his teeth.'
Luke 19:12-17
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So he said, "There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home.
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Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, 'See what you can earn with this while I am gone.'
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Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'
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"The man was made king and came back. At once he ordered his servants to appear before him, in order to find out how much they had earned.
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The first one came and said, 'Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.'
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'Well done,' he said; 'you are a good servant! Since you were faithful in small matters, I will put you in charge of ten cities.'
and to
Romans 12:4-8
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We have many parts in the one body, and all these parts have different functions.
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In the same way, though we are many, we are one body in union with Christ, and we are all joined to each other as different parts of one body.
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So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God's message, we should do it according to the faith that we have;
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if it is to serve, we should serve; if it is to teach, we should teach;
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if it is to encourage others, we should do so. Whoever shares with others should do it generously; whoever has authority should work hard; whoever shows kindness to others should do it cheerfully.
Romans 13:6
That is also why you pay taxes, because the authorities are working for God when they fulfill their duties.
1 Corinthians 3:5-10
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After all, who is Apollos? And who is Paul? We are simply God's servants, by whom you were led to believe. Each one of us does the work which the Lord gave him to do:
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I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plant, but it was God who made the plant grow.
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The one who plants and the one who waters really do not matter. It is God who matters, because he makes the plant grow.
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There is no difference between the one who plants and the one who waters; God will reward each one according to the work each has done.
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For we are partners working together for God, and you are God's field. You are also God's building.
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Using the gift that God gave me, I did the work of an expert builder and laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each of you must be careful how you build.
1 Corinthians 12:4-31
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There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them.
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There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.
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There are different abilities to perform service, but the same God gives ability to all for their particular service.
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The Spirit's presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all.
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The Spirit gives one person a message full of wisdom, while to another person the same Spirit gives a message full of knowledge.
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One and the same Spirit gives faith to one person, while to another person he gives the power to heal.
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The Spirit gives one person the power to work miracles; to another, the gift of speaking God's message; and to yet another, the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not. To one person he gives the ability to speak in strange tongues, and to another he gives the ability to explain what is said.
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But it is one and the same Spirit who does all this; as he wishes, he gives a different gift to each person.
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Christ is like a single body, which has many parts; it is still one body, even though it is made up of different parts.
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In the same way, all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free, have been baptized into the one body by the same Spirit, and we have all been given the one Spirit to drink.
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For the body itself is not made up of only one part, but of many parts.
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If the foot were to say, "Because I am not a hand, I don't belong to the body," that would not keep it from being a part of the body.
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And if the ear were to say, "Because I am not an eye, I don't belong to the body," that would not keep it from being a part of the body.
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If the whole body were just an eye, how could it hear? And if it were only an ear, how could it smell?
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As it is, however, God put every different part in the body just as he wanted it to be.
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There would not be a body if it were all only one part!
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As it is, there are many parts but one body.
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So then, the eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" Nor can the head say to the feet, "Well, I don't need you!"
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On the contrary, we cannot do without the parts of the body that seem to be weaker;
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and those parts that we think aren't worth very much are the ones which we treat with greater care; while the parts of the body which don't look very nice are treated with special modesty,
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which the more beautiful parts do not need. God himself has put the body together in such a way as to give greater honor to those parts that need it.
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And so there is no division in the body, but all its different parts have the same concern for one another.
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If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts suffer with it; if one part is praised, all the other parts share its happiness.
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All of you are Christ's body, and each one is a part of it.
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In the church God has put all in place: in the first place apostles, in the second place prophets, and in the third place teachers; then those who perform miracles, followed by those who are given the power to heal or to help others or to direct them or to speak in strange tongues.
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They are not all apostles or prophets or teachers. Not everyone has the power to work miracles
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or to heal diseases or to speak in strange tongues or to explain what is said.
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Set your hearts, then, on the more important gifts. Best of all, however, is the following way.
1 Corinthians 15:58
So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord's service is ever useless.
Colossians 3:24
Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, be fair and just in the way you treat your slaves. Remember that you too have a Master in heaven.
and commanded
Ezekiel 3:17-21
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"Mortal man," he said, "I am making you a lookout for the nation of Israel. You will pass on to them the warnings I give you.
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If I announce that someone evil is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, he will die, still a sinner, but I will hold you responsible for his death.
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If you do warn an evil man and he doesn't stop sinning, he will die, still a sinner, but your life will be spared.
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"If someone truly good starts doing evil and I put him in a dangerous situation, he will die if you do not warn him. He will die because of his sins---I will not remember the good he did---and I will hold you responsible for his death.
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If you do warn a good man not to sin and he listens to you and doesn't sin, he will stay alive, and your life will also be spared."
Ezekiel 33:2-9
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"Mortal man," he said, "tell your people what happens when I bring war to a land. The people of that country choose one of their number to be a lookout.
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When he sees the enemy approaching, he sounds the alarm to warn everyone.
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If someone hears it but pays no attention and the enemy comes and kills him, then he is to blame for his own death.
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His death is his own fault, because he paid no attention to the warning. If he had paid attention, he could have escaped.
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If, however, the lookout sees the enemy coming and does not sound the alarm, the enemy will come and kill those sinners, but I will hold the lookout responsible for their death.
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"Now, mortal man, I am making you a lookout for the nation of Israel. You must pass on to them the warnings I give you.
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If I announce that an evil person is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, then he will die, still a sinner, and I will hold you responsible for his death.
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If you do warn an evil person and he doesn't stop sinning, he will die, still a sinner, but your life will be spared."
Matthew 24:45-47
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"Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant? It is the one that his master has placed in charge of the other servants to give them their food at the proper time.
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How happy that servant is if his master finds him doing this when he comes home!
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Indeed, I tell you, the master will put that servant in charge of all his property.
Luke 12:36-40
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like servants who are waiting for their master to come back from a wedding feast. When he comes and knocks, they will open the door for him at once.
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How happy are those servants whose master finds them awake and ready when he returns! I tell you, he will take off his coat, have them sit down, and will wait on them.
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How happy they are if he finds them ready, even if he should come at midnight or even later!
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And you can be sure that if the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, he would not let the thief break into his house.
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And you, too, must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him."
Acts 20:29-31
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I know that after I leave, fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.
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The time will come when some men from your own group will tell lies to lead the believers away after them.
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Watch, then, and remember that with many tears, day and night, I taught every one of you for three years.
the porter
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven."
John 10:3
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.
Revelation 3:7
"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: "This is the message from the one who is holy and true. He has the key that belonged to David, and when he opens a door, no one can close it, and when he closes it, no one can open it.