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Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Luke 12:42-44 NT

  The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times? Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes. Truly I…

• Luke 22:27 NT

  For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

• Luke 24:49 NT

  Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”

• John 3:27 NT

  John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

• John 3:34 NT

  For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

• John 4:36-38 NT

  He who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t…

• John 10:2-5 NT

  But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes…

• John 10:11-15 NT

  I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters…

• John 13:13-17 NT

  You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have…

• John 15:20 NT

  Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

• John 15:21 NT

  But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

• John 17:16-18 NT

  They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, even so I have sent them into the world.

• John 17:20 NT

  Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who will believe in me through their word,

• Acts 4:8 NT

  Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

• Acts 4:31 NT

  When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

• Acts 6:3 NT

  Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

• Acts 6:4 NT

  But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

• Acts 20:22-24 NT

  Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there; except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me. But these things don’t count; nor do I hold…

• Romans 2:21-23 NT

  You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn’t steal, do you steal? You who say a man shouldn’t commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who glory…

• 1 Corinthians 1:23 NT

  but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

• 1 Corinthians 1:27-30 NT

  but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong. God chose the lowly things of the world, and the…

• 1 Corinthians 2:2 NT

  For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

• 1 Corinthians 3:7-10 NT

  So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow…

• 1 Corinthians 4:10-13 NT

  We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor. Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. We…