1 Peter 4:10
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
χάρισμα
Gift of grace, spiritual gift. Charisma. Each one has received a gift so use it to serve one another. Every gift is a grace. It was not earned. It was given for the good of others.
χάρις
Grace
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χάρις
Grace, favour, gift, charm. Charis. By grace you have been saved through faith. Grace is God giving what we do not deserve. It is His nature expressed toward those who need Him.
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θεός
of God:
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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διακονέω
Minister
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διακονέω
To serve, to minister, to wait on. Diakoneo. The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Service is not weakness. It is the posture of the greatest in the kingdom.
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καλός
good
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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οἰκονόμος
Stewards
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οἰκονόμος
A steward, a manager, an administrator. It is required of stewards that they be found faithful. God does not require success. He requires faithfulness.
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ἑαυτοῦ
each other
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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λαμβάνω
has received
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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ποικίλος
of the manifold
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ποικίλος
motley, i.e. various in character
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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ἕκαστος
each
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ἕκαστος
each or every
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