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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)
2 Corinthians 9:6
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2 Corinthians 9:6
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6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
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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)
Luke 6:38
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Luke 6:38
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38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
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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 11:24-25
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Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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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 22:9
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Proverbs 22:9
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9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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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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Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 19:17
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17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
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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)
2 Corinthians 9:10
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2 Corinthians 9:10
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10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
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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.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
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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)
Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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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)
Galatians 6:7-9
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Galatians 6:7-9
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7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
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