![]() ![]() 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. 28 "'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. See, here is what belongs to you.' 26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. Come and share your master's happiness!' 24 "Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents see, I have gained two more.' 23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. Colossians 3:23 - And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to. 1 Corinthians 10:24 - Let no man seek his own, but every man anothers wealth. 1 Corinthians 4:2 - Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. Come and share your master's happiness!' 22 "The man with the two talents also came. 1 Corinthians 4:1 - Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. See, I have gained five more.' 21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. 20 The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. 19 "After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. 17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. 16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. 15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. 25:25-30).14 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. If a man does nothing, then his soul will be lost and the torment he suffers in the life to come will be in the face of all that God has provided and intended for him (Matt. Sadly, however, there are many who will choose to waste what God has given them and lose this most valuable possession. 3:21) and continuing in a faithful life of service (Gal. We must choose to save our souls (Acts 2:40) by getting in the water as God has directed (1 Pet. ![]() He has provided the power for our souls to be saved in the Gospel (Rom. He gave His own Son as a sacrifice so that through His blood we can be saved (John 3:16 Heb. 100 Bible Verses about Stewardship 1 Peter 4:10ESV / 1,252 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: Genesis 1:28ESV / 668 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful And God blessed them. At death, they will be returned to His possession (Ecc. One’s soul is more valuable thant all the possessions the world can boast. Jesus asked, “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matt. The most valuable possession with which God has entrusted each of us is the soul. The psalmist begins the 24 th psalm with, The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Those who have faithfully managed what God has entrusted them will be recompensed by being ruler over many things, but those who mismanage will be punished (Matt. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. ![]() As stewards we will be held accountable for how we have managed what the Lord has placed in our charge (Luke 16:1-2 1 Cor. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Everything really belongs to our superior: God (Psa. We came into this world with nothing and we will leave it with nothing (Job 1:21 Ecc. In fact, every human being, Christian or not, is a steward of what God has bestowed (Matt. Really all Christians are stewards (1 Peter 4:10). The apostle Paul recognized that he was a steward of the mysteries of God (1 Cor. 15:2 39:1-9 43:19 Matthew 20:8), though the same word in the original can also refer to a guardian or curator (Gal. The Bible reveals that often stewards were set over an entire household (Gen. A steward is one entrusted with caring for the goods of a superior. ![]()
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