1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
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As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)Here, I. The apostle challenges the respect due to him on account of his character and office, in which many among them had at least very much failed: Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God (1 Cor. 4:1), though possibly others might have valued them too highly, by setting him up as the head of a party, and professing to be his disciples. In o…
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