2 Chronicles 31:5
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5 As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance (A)the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the (B)tithe of everything.
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Nehemiah 13:12
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12 (A)Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse.
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Proverbs 3:9
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9 (A)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
Nehemiah 13:31
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31 and to bringing (A)the wood offering and the firstfruits at appointed times.
(B)Remember me, O my God, for good!
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Nehemiah 12:44
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Temple Responsibilities
44 (A)And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the (B)tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who [a]ministered.
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- Nehemiah 12:44 Lit. stood
Nehemiah 10:35-39
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35 And we made ordinances (A)to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord; 36 to bring the (B)firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; 37 (C)to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the [a]house of our God; and to bring (D)the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities. 38 And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites (E)when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to (F)the rooms of the storehouse.
39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi (G)shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers (H)and the singers are; and we will not (I)neglect the house of our God.
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- Nehemiah 10:37 Temple
2 Chronicles 24:10-11
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10 Then all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them into the chest until all had given. 11 So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king’s official by the hand of the Levites, and (A)when they saw that there was much money, that the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
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Exodus 36:5-6
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5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, (A)“The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do.”
6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing,
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Exodus 35:20-29
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The Tabernacle Offerings Presented
20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 21 Then everyone came (A)whose heart [a]was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they (B)brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22 They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought (C)earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all (D)jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 And (E)every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and [b]badger skins, brought them. 24 Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lord’s offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. 25 All the women who were (F)gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 26 And all the women whose hearts [c]stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair. 27 (G)The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate, 28 and (H)spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. 29 The children of Israel brought a (I)freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.
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- Exodus 35:21 Lit. lifted him up
- Exodus 35:23 Or dolphin
- Exodus 35:26 Lit. lifted them up
Exodus 35:5
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5 ‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. (A)Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: (B)gold, silver, and bronze;
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Revelation 14:4
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4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (A)for they are virgins. These are the ones (B)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (C)were [a]redeemed from among men, (D)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
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- Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus
James 1:18
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18 (A)Of His own will He brought us forth by the (B)word of truth, (C)that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
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2 Corinthians 8:2-5
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2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and (A)their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. 3 For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, 4 imploring us with much urgency [a]that we would receive the gift and (B)the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. 5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first (C)gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the (D)will of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 8:4 NU, M omit that we would receive, thus changing text to urgency for the favor and fellowship
1 Corinthians 15:20
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The Last Enemy Destroyed
20 But now (A)Christ is risen from the dead, and has become (B)the firstfruits of those who have [a]fallen asleep.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:20 Died
Numbers 18:12
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12 (A)“All the [a]best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, (B)their firstfruits which they offer to the Lord, I have given them to you.
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- Numbers 18:12 Lit. fat
Exodus 34:26
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26 (A)“The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
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Exodus 34:22
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22 “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.
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Exodus 23:19
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19 (A)The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. (B)You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
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Exodus 22:29
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29 “You shall not delay to offer (A)the first of your ripe produce and your juices. (B)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.
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