Bible Verses about “stewardship”
Found 30 verses (ordered by relevance) about “stewardship” in the KJV version of the Bible
“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
“¶ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
“As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].”
“‹For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have› [sufficient] ‹to finish› [it]?”
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
“‹His lord said unto him, Well done,› [thou] ‹good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.›”
“‹Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and› [then] ‹at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.›”
“¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”
“‹His lord answered and said unto him,› [Thou] ‹wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:›”
“‹And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.›”
“‹Take therefore the talent from him, and give› [it] ‹unto him which hath ten talents.›”
“‹His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.›”
“‹Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:›”
“‹And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,› [there] ‹thou hast› [that is] ‹thine.›”
“‹And likewise he that› [had received] ‹two, he also gained other two.›”
“‹He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.›”
“‹And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.›”
“‹For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.›”
“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;”
“¶ ‹For› [the kingdom of heaven is] ‹as a man travelling into a far country,› [who] ‹called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.›”
“‹Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made› [them] ‹other five talents.›”
“‹But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.›”
“‹After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.›”
“‹And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.›”
“‹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true› [riches]?”
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”
“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”