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# minister, ministry
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## Definition
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To minister is to serve or care for others. A minister is a person who serves other people by teaching them about God and caring for their spiritual needs.
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* Ministering to God in the temple included doing acts of worship, such as offering sacrifices to him.
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* With regard to people, ministry means either to serve them spiritually, such as by sharing the gospel with them, or to serve them in physical ways, such as caring for the sick or hungry.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* In the context of ministering to people, "to minister" could also be translated as "to serve" or "to care for" or "to meet the needs of."
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* Sometimes "minister" would be translated as "serve the people by offering sacrifices to God for them."
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* In the context of ministering to God, this could be translated as "to serve" or "to work for God."
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