KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of minister. Sense 1: To serve, attend, or perform service. Sense 2: To give, afford, supply, convey, or cause what is named to be supplied.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Chronicles 9:28
Complete exact-word concordance
And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
And certaine of them had the charge of the ministring vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bring them in by tale, and carie them out by tale.
Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
Yet they shall be ministers in my Sanctuary, hauing charge at the gates of the house, and ministring to the house: they shall slay the burnt offring, and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister vnto them:
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
And many women were there (beholding afarre off) which followed Iesus from Galilee, ministring vnto him.
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
Or ministery, let vs wait, on our ministring: or hee that teacheth, on teaching:
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
That I should be the minister of Iesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministring the Gospel of God, that the offering vp of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Ghost.
1611 marginal noteOr, sacrificing.
Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
Praying vs with much entreatie, that we would receiue the gift, and take vpon vs the fellowship of the ministring to the Saints.
FOR as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
¶ For as touching the ministring to the Saints, it is superfluous for mee to write to you.
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Are they not all ministring spirits, sent foorth to minister for them, who shall be heires of saluation?
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
And euery Priest standeth dayly ministring and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices which can neuer take away sinnes.
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