Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one who, having received mercy from the Lord, is faithful.

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I received mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the right time?

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true?

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.

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

But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has given me strength, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,

O Timothy, guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and empty babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge;

That good thing which was committed to you, guard it by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will also be able to teach others.

but has in due time proclaimed His Word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of human wisdom, but in proof of the Spirit and of power,

that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the Word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience before God.

Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; and we are well known to God, and I also hope are well known in your consciences.

Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.

For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.

Let Jehovah the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

then hear in Heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone have known the hearts of all the sons of men),

I know also, my God, that You examine the heart and take pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people who are found here, to offer willingly to You.

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just. For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

You have examined my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me, and found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

shall not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.

i1 [To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] i0 par O Jehovah, You have searched me and known me.

You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thoughts afar off.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.

I Jehovah search the heart, I examine the soul, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

great in counsel and mighty in work; for Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.

But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew everyone,

and had no need that anyone should bear witness of man, for He knew what was in man.

He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, are you deeply fond of Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, Are you deeply fond of Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You discern all things; You know that I am deeply fond of You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep.

Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to God.

And there is no creature that is not revealed in His presence, but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must give answer.

And I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the inner thoughts and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.