1 Corinthians 4:17

He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him.

Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.

Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

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?

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily: anxiety for all the assemblies.

and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

But you know the proof of him, that as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you,

to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,

who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also Moses was in all his house.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

“I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,

He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.

Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?

But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.

to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,

I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.

and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

“I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,