A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise; preferential treatment.
In exchange for this material sacrifice, Jesus offered the young ruler the priceless privilege of amassing treasure in heaven —a treasure that would mean everlasting life for him and would lead to the prospect of eventually ruling with Christ in heaven.
* Anointed Christians are grateful for this help, and the other sheep are grateful for the privilege of supporting their anointed brothers. —Matthew 25:34-40.
In fact, as a group, they are the most privileged, the most successful, and by far the happiest group on earth today, as you will see in the next article.
Together with other brothers, I had the privilege of meeting in Weimar with representatives from the Germany branch office, and from there we brought to Poland the very first postwar issues of The Watchtower.
(Hebrews 12:4-11) Because they have not been given privileges of service for which they feel qualified, others have allowed resentment to create a rift between them and the congregation.
1:10) Jesus’ followers took up the proclamation of this good news in the first century; now we who are living in modern times have the exalted privilege of declaring this same good news.