Verse 11
if any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Oracles ... "This is a word used to refer to the laws given to Moses (Acts 7:38), to the Hebrew Scriptures (Romans 3:2), and to the word of God (Hebrews 5:12, RSV)."[17]
Ministereth, ministering ... God supplies ... The whole duty of Christians is classified under the general heading of "speaking" and "doing"; but it is actually God who does both! He supplies the words which the speaker is to speak, and the means or strength by which the minister does. "Thus the wealthy Christian who supports the church and relieves the poor is not really the church's patron, but a good manager. The paymaster is God."[18] The same is true of the one who teaches God's word. The end of all speaking and doing is that "God might be glorified through Jesus Christ."
[17] Raymond C. Kelcy, op. cit., p. 91.
[18] A. J. Mason, op. cit., p. 429.
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