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2 Corinthians 9:6
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2 Corinthians 9:6
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6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
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2 Corinthians 9:6
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2 Corinthians 9:6
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Generosity Encouraged
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.(A)
Luke 6:38
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Luke 6:38
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38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.[a]”
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- 6:38 Or The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Luke 6:38
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Luke 6:38
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38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.(A) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(B)
Proverbs 11:24-25
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Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 Give freely and become more wealthy;
be stingy and lose everything.
25 The generous will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:24-25
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Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
Proverbs 22:9
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Proverbs 22:9
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9 Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
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Proverbs 22:9
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Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 19:17
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17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord—
and he will repay you!
Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 19:17
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2 Corinthians 9:10
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2 Corinthians 9:10
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10 For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity[a] in you.
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- 9:10 Greek righteousness.
2 Corinthians 9:10
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2 Corinthians 9:10
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10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food(A) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.(B)
Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,(A)
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers,[a] as you still do.
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- 6:10 Greek for God’s holy people.
Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A)
Galatians 6:7-9
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Galatians 6:7-9
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7 Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. 9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
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Galatians 6:7-9
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Galatians 6:7-9
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7 Do not be deceived:(A) God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.(B) 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh,(C) from the flesh will reap destruction;(D) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.(E) 9 Let us not become weary in doing good,(F) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(G)
Ecclesiastes 11:1
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Ecclesiastes 11:1
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The Uncertainties of Life
11 Send your grain across the seas,
and in time, profits will flow back to you.[a]
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- 11:1 Or Give generously, / for your gifts will return to you later. Hebrew reads Throw your bread on the waters, / for after many days you will find it again.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
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Ecclesiastes 11:1
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Invest in Many Ventures
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
but the reward of the godly will last.
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)
Psalm 41:1-3
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Psalm 41:1-3
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Psalm 41
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.
2 The Lord protects them
and keeps them alive.
He gives them prosperity in the land
and rescues them from their enemies.
3 The Lord nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.
Psalm 41:1-3
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Psalm 41:1-3
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Psalm 41[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)
2 The Lord protects(D) and preserves them—(E)
they are counted among the blessed in the land—(F)
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(G)
3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed(H)
and restores them from their bed of illness.(I)
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- Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.
Luke 19:16-26
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Luke 19:16-26
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16 The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!’
17 “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’
18 “The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.’
19 “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’
20 “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe. 21 I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
22 “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant, 23 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
24 “Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten pounds.’
25 “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’
26 “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
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Luke 19:16-26
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Luke 19:16-26
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16 “The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
17 “‘Well done, my good servant!’(A) his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’(B)
18 “The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’
19 “His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
20 “Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’(C)
22 “His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words,(D) you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?(E) 23 Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?’
24 “Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 “‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 “He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away.(F)
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