So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who causes growth.

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the Word, delivered them to us,

How then shall they call on Him into whom they do not believe? And how shall they believe Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without preaching?

And how shall they preach if they are not sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those preaching the gospel of peace, bringing glad tidings of good things.

who also made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not from us.

We then, as workers together with Him, also beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

But in all things commending ourselves as ministers of God; in much endurance, in afflictions, in needs, in distresses,

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I excel them: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

There are different distributions of gifts, but the same Spirit.

And there are different distributions of works, but it is the same God who works each and every work.

for to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another a word of knowledge through the same Spirit,

to another works of power, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another tongues of nationalities, to another the interpretation of tongues.

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

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.

For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to understand with a sound mind, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

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