So here is how you should think of us. We serve Christ. We are trusted with the mysteries God has shown us.

人应当以我们为基督的执事，为神奥秘事的管家。

人应该把我们看为基督的执事，为上帝的奥秘的管家。

人应该把我们看为基督的执事，为神的奥秘的管家。

因此，人应该把我们当作是基督的仆人，是上帝奥秘之事的管家。

这样，人应该把我们看作基督的仆人，神奥秘的事的管家。

这样，人应该把我们看做是基督的仆人、神奥秘之事的管家。

人應當以我們為基督的執事，為神奧祕事的管家。

人應該把我們看為基督的執事，為上帝的奧祕的管家。

人應該把我們看為基督的執事，為神的奧祕的管家。

因此，人應該把我們當作是基督的僕人，是上帝奧祕之事的管家。

這樣，人應該把我們看作基督的僕人，神奧祕的事的管家。

所以人應當這樣把我們看為基督的差事，做上帝之奧祕事的管家。

這樣，人應該把我們看做是基督的僕人、神奧祕之事的管家。

人當以我儕為基督之役、上帝奧秘之宰、

人當以我儕為基督執事、司上帝奧、

人當視我儕為基督之役、宰天主奧妙者、

人當視吾輩為基督之臣僕、天主眾妙之司庫。

This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.

This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries.

A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God.

This is the way any person is to regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of God’s mysteries.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

One should think about us this way– as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

God’s gifts of grace come in many forms. Each of you has received a gift in order to serve others. You should use it faithfully.

They must hold on to the deep truths of the faith. Even their own minds tell them to do that.

A church leader takes care of God’s family. That’s why he must be without blame. He must not look after only his own interests. He must not get angry easily. He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must not try to get money by cheating people.

I serve the church. God appointed me to bring the complete word of God to you.That word contains the mystery that has been hidden for many ages. But now it has been made known to the Lord’s people.God has chosen to make known to them the glorious riches of that mystery. He has made it known among the Gentiles. And here is what it is. Christ is in you. He is your hope of glory.

May God receive glory. He is able to strengthen your faith. He does this in keeping with the good news and the message I preach. It is the message about Jesus Christ. This message is in keeping with the mystery hidden for a very long time.

Pray also for me. Pray that whenever I speak, the right words will be given to me. Then I can be bold as I tell the mystery of the good news.

Suppose I decide to brag. That would not make me a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I don’t brag, so that no one will think more of me than they should. People should judge me by what I do and say.

My goal is that their hearts may be encouraged and strengthened. I want them to be joined together in love. Then their understanding will be rich and complete. They will know the mystery of God. That mystery is Christ.

But when I preach the good news, I can’t brag. I have to preach it. How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the good news!If I preach because I want to, I get a reward. If I preach because I have to, I’m only doing my duty.Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.

The message we preach is not about ourselves. Our message is about Jesus Christ. We say that he is Lord. And we say that we serve you because of Jesus.

After all, what is Apollos? And what is Paul? We are only people who serve. We helped you to believe. The Lord has given each of us our own work to do.

Instead, we make it clear that we serve God in every way. We serve him by standing firm in troubles, hard times and suffering.

The leader must not be a new believer. If he is, he might become proud. Then he would be judged just like the devil.

Are they serving Christ? I am serving him even more. I’m out of my mind to talk like this! I have worked much harder. I have been in prison more often. I have suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I almost died.

Jesus told his disciples another story. He said,“ There was a rich man who had a manager. Some said that the manager was wasting what the rich man owned.So the rich man told him to come in. He asked him,‘ What is this I hear about you? Tell me exactly how you have handled what I own. You can’t be my manager any longer.’“ The manager said to himself,‘ What will I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig. And I’m too ashamed to beg.

I’m talking about the mystery God showed me. I have already written a little about it.By reading about this mystery, you will be able to understand what I know. You will know about the mystery of Christ.The mystery was not made known to people of other times. But now the Holy Spirit has made this mystery known to God’s holy apostles and prophets.Here is the mystery. Because of the good news, God’s promises are for Gentiles as well as for Jews. Both groups are parts of one body. They share in the promise. It belongs to them because they belong to Christ Jesus.I now serve the good news because God gave me his grace. His power is at work in me.I am by far the least important of all the Lord’s holy people. But he gave me the grace to preach to the Gentiles about the unlimited riches that Christ gives.God told me to make clear to everyone how the mystery came about. In times past it was kept hidden in the mind of God, who created all things.

he showed us the mystery of his plan. It was in keeping with what he wanted to do. It was what he had planned through Christ.

He said,“ You have been given the chance to understand the secrets of God’s kingdom. But to outsiders I speak by using stories. In that way,“‘ They see, but they will not know what they are seeing. They hear, but they will not understand what they are hearing.’( Isaiah 6:9)

“ Suppose a master puts one of his slaves in charge of the other slaves in his house. The slave’s job is to give them their food at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise slave for this.

He replied,“ Because you have been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. It has not been given to outsiders.

There is no doubt that true godliness comes from this great mystery. Jesus came as a human being. The Holy Spirit proved that he was the Son of God. He was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations. People in the world believed in him. He was taken up to heaven in glory.

When others say bad things about us, we answer with kind words. We have become the world’s garbage. We are everybody’s trash, right up to this moment.

No, we announce God’s wisdom. His wisdom is a mystery that has been hidden. But before time began, God planned that his wisdom would bring us heavenly glory.

Pray for us too. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to preach our message. Then we can preach the mystery of Christ. Because I preached it, I am being held by chains.

He told them,“ The secret of God’s kingdom has been given to you. But to outsiders everything is told using stories.

The Lord answered,“ Suppose a master puts one of his servants in charge of his other servants. The servant’s job is to give them the food they are to receive at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise manager for this.