What 1 Peter 4:10 Means
1 Peter 4:10
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”1 Peter 4:10 (KJV)
What 1 Peter 4:10 means
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whatever you have been given was given to be given again; gifts are stewardship, not possessions. The community of God flourishes when each person uses what grace they carry to serve someone else.
1 Peter 4:10 in different translations
King James Version (KJV)As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
World English Bible (WEB)As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.
American Standard Version (ASV)according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;
1 Peter 4:10 in context
9Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
A prayer
Father, thank You for 1 Peter 4:10. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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