Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to dispute about words, useful for nothing, for the ruin of the hearers.

Put Me in rememberance, and let us contend [together]; confess your transgressions first, that you may be justified.

Instructing the brothers in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.

Therefore I shall not neglect to constantly remind you concerning these things, although you know and have been established in the present truth.

This already, beloved, [is] the second letter I write to you, in [both of] which I stir up your pure mind by a reminder,

But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and teaching.

And all the women to whom it seemed good in their heart in their wisdom, spun the goats' hair.

And Moses called Bezalel and Eliab, and all that had wisdom, to whom God gave knowledge in [their] heart, and all who were freely willing to come forward to the works, to perform them.

And to the one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

And likewise the [one receiving the] two gained two more also.

Then after much time, the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

And being afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours.'

Therefore you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received what is mine with interest.

For to everyone who has, [more] shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but to him who does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'

Having then gifts differing according to the grace having been given to us, [let us use them]: whether prophecy, [let us prophecy] according to the proportion of faith;

whether exhorting, in the exhortation; whether sharing, with simplicity; whether leading, with diligence; whether showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

Do not quench the Spirit.

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

If anyone speaks, [let him speak] as the utterances of God. If anyone serves, [let him serve] as from strength, as God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Then they laid hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Now when Simon observed that by the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.