For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Do not quench the Spirit.
This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work.
All the women whose hearts stirred them to use their skill spun the goats' hair.
Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’
Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right.
Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
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