sent and had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guardhouse. They turned him over to Gedaliah, ¹  the son of Ahikam and the grandson of Shaphan, to take him home with him. ²  But Jeremiah stayed among the people. ³ 

Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you ¹  about our common salvation, I now feel compelled ²  instead to write to encourage ³  you to contend earnestly ⁴  for the faith ⁵  that was once for all ⁶  entrusted to the saints. ⁷ 

The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary. ¹ 

Then I said, ¹  “Look up, Jerusalem, ²  and see the enemy ³  that is coming from the north. Where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care? ⁴  Where now are the ‘sheep’ that you take such pride in? ⁵ 

When he was maligned, he ¹  did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened ²  no retaliation, ³  but committed himself to God ⁴  who judges justly.

The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority. ¹ 

and because of his word many more ¹  believed.

Furthermore, the Father does not judge ¹  anyone, but has assigned ²  all judgment to the Son,

So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. ¹  Potiphar appointed Joseph ²  overseer of his household and put him in charge ³  of everything he owned.

They handed it over to the construction foremen ¹  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They in turn paid the temple workers to restore and repair it. ² 

The Beloved to Her Lover: Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-Hamon; he leased out ¹  the vineyard to those who maintained it. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

For the overseer ¹  must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, ²  not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, ¹  he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

Do not audit the foremen who disburse the silver, for they are honest.” ¹ 

Who entrusted ¹  to him the earth? And who put him over ²  the whole world?

One ¹  should think about us this way – as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed.

if indeed ¹  you have heard of the stewardship ²  of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s ¹  house. ² 

And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.