Luke 6:30
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30 (A)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.
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Deuteronomy 15:7-10
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7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, (A)you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but (B)you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your (C)eye look grudgingly[a] on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he (D)cry to the Lord against you, and (E)you be guilty of sin. 10 You shall give to him freely, and (F)your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because (G)for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
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- Deuteronomy 15:9 Or be evil; also verse 10
2 Corinthians 9:6-14
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The Cheerful Giver
6 The point is this: (A)whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[a] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, (B)not reluctantly or under compulsion, for (C)God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And (D)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[b] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,
(E)“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies (F)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and (G)increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 (H)You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which (I)through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying (J)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, (K)they[c] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your (L)confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
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- 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
- 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you
Matthew 6:12
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12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (A)though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
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Luke 18:22
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22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. (A)Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have (B)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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Luke 6:38
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38 (A)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put (B)into your lap. For (C)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
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Matthew 18:27-30
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27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and (A)forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred (B)denarii,[a] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt.
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- Matthew 18:28 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
Proverbs 21:26
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26 All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 19:17
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Exodus 22:26-27
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26 (A)If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, 27 for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he (B)cries to me, I will hear, for I am (C)compassionate.
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Ephesians 4:28
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28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather (A)let him labor, (B)doing honest work with his own hands, so (C)that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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Luke 12:33
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33 (A)Sell your possessions, and (B)give to the needy. (C)Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with (D)a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Luke 11:41
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41 But (A)give as alms those things that are within, and behold, (B)everything is clean for you.
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Matthew 18:35
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35 (A)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (B)from your heart.”
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Matthew 5:42-48
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42 (A)Give to the one who begs from you, and (B)do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
Love Your Enemies
43 (C)“You have heard that it was said, (D)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, (E)Love your enemies and (F)pray for those who persecute you, 45 (G)so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and (H)sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 (I)For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers,[a] what more are you doing than others? Do not even (J)the Gentiles do the same? 48 (K)You therefore must be (L)perfect, (M)as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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- Matthew 5:47 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
Ezekiel 11:1-2
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Judgment on Wicked Counselors
11 (A)The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to (B)the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were (C)twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah (D)the son of Azzur, and (E)Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2 And he said to me, (F)“Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;
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Isaiah 58:7-10
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
(B)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 (C)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
(D)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(E)your righteousness shall go before you;
(F)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (G)the yoke from your midst,
(H)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 (I)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
(J)then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
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16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see (A)the business that is done on earth, how neither (B)day nor night do one's eyes see sleep,
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Proverbs 22:9
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- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good
Proverbs 3:27-28
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28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
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- Proverbs 3:27 Hebrew Do not withhold good from its owners
Psalm 112:9
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9 He has (A)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his (B)horn is exalted in honor.
Psalm 41:1
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O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
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- Psalm 41:1 Or weak
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