FAITHFUL OVER LITTLE, RULER OVER MUCH
- Matthew 5:3, 5, 10-12
"Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven....Blessed are the meek: for
they shall inherit the earth...Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven...Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your
reward in heaven...""
- Matthew 5:19
"Whosoever shall do and teach
them(commandments), the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven."
- Matthew 7:21
"No everyone that saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in heaven..."
- Matthew 11:11; Luke 7:28
"Verily I say unto you, Among
them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than
John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the
kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
- Matthew 13:43
"Then shall the righteous shine forth as
the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear,
let him hear."
- Matthew 18:1-4
"At the same time came the disciples unto
Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And
Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst
of them. And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be
converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter
into the kingdom of heave. Whosoever therefore shall humble
himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the
kingdom of..."
- Matthew 24:45-47
"Who then is a faithful and wise
servant, whom he lord hath made ruler over his household, to
give them meat in due season? Blessed is the servant, whom his
lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you,
That he shall make him ruler over all his goods."
- Matthew 24:45, 47
"Who then is a faithful and wise
servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to
give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his
lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you,
That he shall make him ruler over all his goods."
- Matthew 25:14-28
"For the kingdom of heaven is as a man
traveling into a far country who called his own servants, and
delivered unto them his goods. 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. Then he that had received the five talents went and
traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And
likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 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. 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 this: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received tow
talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two
talents: be hold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
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
has that is thine. 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: thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my
coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take
therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath
two talents. 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. And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth."
- Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of man shall come in
his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit
upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered
all nations...Then shall the King say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared fro you from the foundation of the world..."
- Matthew 26:29 "But I say unto you, I will not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I
drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."
- Matthew 25:34 "Then shall the King say unto them on his
right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world:"
- Mark 14:25 "Verily I say unto you, I will drink no
more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it
new in the kingdom of God."
- Luke 12:42, 48 "And the Lord said, Who then is that
faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over
household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find
so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler
over all that he hath...For unto whomsoever much is given, of
him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much,
of him they will ask the more."
- Luke 13:29-30 "And they shall come from the east, and
from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall
sit down in the kingdom of God. And, behold, there are last
which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."
- Luke 16:10-12 "He that is faithful in that which is
least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the
least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been
faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your
trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that
which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your
own?"
- Luke 19:12-27; Matthew 25:14-30 "He said therefore, A
certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself
a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and
delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I
come. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him,
saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. And it came
to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom,
then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom
he had given the money, that he might know how much every man
had gained by trading. Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy
pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said unto him, Well, thou
good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little,
have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came,
saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And the said
likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. And another
came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept
laid up in a napkin: For I feared thee, because thou art an
austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and
reapest that thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him, Out of
thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou
knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not
down, and reaping that I did not sow: Wherefore then gavest not
thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have
required mine own with usury? And he said unto them that stood
by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten
pounds. And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I
say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and
from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away
from him."
- James 2:5 "Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God
chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the
kingdom which he had promised to them that love him?"
- Revelation 11:15 "And the seventh angel sounded; and
there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this
world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ:
and he shall reign for ever and ever."
- Revelation 19:6 "And I heard as it were the voice of
a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the
voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God
omnipotent reigneth."
- Revelation 20:4, 6 "And they lived and reigned with
Christ a thousand years...But they shall be priests of God and
of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."
- Revelation 22:5 "And they shall reign forever and
ever."
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