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1 Peter 4:10

Conservative English Version

Each of you has been blessed with one of God's many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well.

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The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come.

This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again.

Who are faithful and wise servants? Who are the ones the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their food supplies at the proper time?

The servant who had two thousand coins did the same with his money and earned two thousand more.

Then the people will ask, "Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?"

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

The Lord answered: Who are faithful and wise servants? Who are the ones the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their food supplies at the proper time?

But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, "Use this to earn more money until I get back."

Joanna, Susanna, and many others had also used what they owned to help Jesus and his disciples. Joanna's husband Chuza was one of Herod's officials.

I am now on my way to Jerusalem to deliver the money that the Lord's followers in Macedonia and Achaia collected for God's needy people.

This is something they really wanted to do. But sharing their money with the Jews was also like paying back a debt, because the Jews had already shared their spiritual blessings with the Gentiles.

But God was kind! He made me what I am, and his wonderful kindness wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's kindness at work and not me.

God was kind and let me become an expert builder. I laid a foundation on which others have built. But we must each be careful how we build,

What is so special about you? What do you have that you were not given? And if it was given to you, how can you brag?

We work together with God, and we beg you to make good use of God's kindness to you.

I don't need to write you about the money you plan to give for God's people.

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers,

I pray that the Lord Jesus will ask God to show mercy to Onesiphorus on the day of judgment. You know how much he helped me in Ephesus.

Church officials are in charge of God's work, and so they must also have a good reputation. They must not be bossy, quick-tempered, heavy drinkers, bullies, or dishonest in business.

God is always fair. He will remember how you helped his people in the past and how you are still helping them. You belong to God, and he won't forget the love you have shown his people.

But God shows undeserved kindness to everyone. That's why he appointed Christ Jesus to choose you to share in his eternal glory. You will suffer for a while, but God will make you complete, steady, strong, and firm.

Silvanus helped me write this short letter, and I consider him a faithful follower of the Lord. I wanted to encourage you and tell you how kind God really is, so that you will keep on having faith in him.




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