1 Corinthians 4:1

Good News Translation

You should think of us as Christ's servants, who have been put in charge of God's secret truths.

Cross References

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

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.

Mark 4:11

“You have been given the secret of the Kingdom of God,” Jesus answered. “But the others, who are on the outside, hear all things by means of parables,

Luke 1:2

They wrote what we have been told by those who saw these things from the beginning and who proclaimed the message.

Luke 12:42

The Lord answered, “Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant? He is the one that his master will put in charge, to run the household and give the other servants their share of the food at the proper time.

Luke 8:10

and he answered, “The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.

Romans 11:25

There is a secret truth, my friends, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are. It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to God.

Romans 16:25

Let us give glory to God! He is able to make you stand firm in your faith, according to the Good News I preach about Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the secret truth which was hidden for long ages in the past.

1 Corinthians 2:7

The wisdom I proclaim is God's secret wisdom, which is hidden from human beings, but which he had already chosen for our glory even before the world was made.

1 Corinthians 3:5

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:

1 Corinthians 4:13

when we are insulted, we answer back with kind words. We are no more than this world's garbage; we are the scum of the earth to this very moment!

1 Corinthians 4:2

The one thing required of such servants is that they be faithful to their master.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they Christ's servants? I sound like a madman—but I am a better servant than they are! I have worked much harder, I have been in prison more times, I have been whipped much more, and I have been near death more often.

2 Corinthians 12:6

If I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I will not boast, because I do not want any of you to have a higher opinion of me than you have as a result of what you have seen me do and heard me say.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For it is not ourselves that we preach; we preach Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

2 Corinthians 6:4

Instead, in everything we do we show that we are God's servants by patiently enduring troubles, hardships, and difficulties.

Ephesians 1:9

God did what he had purposed, and made known to us the secret plan he had already decided to complete by means of Christ.

Ephesians 6:19

And pray also for me, that God will give me a message when I am ready to speak, so that I may speak boldly and make known the gospel's secret.

Colossians 2:2

I do this in order that they may be filled with courage and may be drawn together in love, and so have the full wealth of assurance which true understanding brings. In this way they will know God's secret, which is Christ himself.

Colossians 4:3

At the same time pray also for us, so that God will give us a good opportunity to preach his message about the secret of Christ. For that is why I am now in prison.

1 Timothy 3:16

No one can deny how great is the secret of our religion: He appeared in human form, was shown to be right by the Spirit, and was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, and was taken up to heaven.

1 Timothy 3:6

He must be mature in the faith, so that he will not swell up with pride and be condemned, as the Devil was.

1 Timothy 3:9

they should hold to the revealed truth of the faith with a clear conscience.

Titus 1:7

For since a church leader is in charge of God's work, he should be without fault. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered, or a drunkard or violent or greedy for money.

1 Peter 4:10

Each one, as a good manager of God's different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God.