2 Kings 5:26
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26 But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants?
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Colossians 2:5
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5 For (A)though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your (B)good order and (C)the firmness of your faith in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 5:3
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3 For though (A)absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
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1 Corinthians 9:11-12
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11 (A)If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you? 12 If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more?
Nevertheless, (B)we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything (C)rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.
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Matthew 10:8
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8 (A)Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,[a] cast out demons. (B)You received without paying; give without pay.
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- Matthew 10:8 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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A Time for Everything
3 For everything there is a season, and (A)a time for every matter under heaven:
2 a time to be born, and a time to (B)die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 a time to (C)weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to (D)dance;
5 a time to (E)cast away stones, and a time to (F)gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to (G)refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek, and a time to (H)lose;
a time to keep, and a time to (I)cast away;
7 a time to (J)tear, and a time to sew;
a time to (K)keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to (L)hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.
Proverbs 12:22
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22 (A)Lying lips are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
(C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 12:19
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but (A)a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Psalm 63:11
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11 But (A)the king shall rejoice in God;
all who (B)swear by him shall exult,
(C)for the mouths of (D)liars will be stopped.
2 Kings 6:12
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12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
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2 Kings 5:16
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16 But he said, (A)“As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, (B)I will receive none.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused.
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Genesis 14:23
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23 that (A)I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but (A)with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9 It was (B)not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves (C)an example to imitate.
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2 Corinthians 11:8-12
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8 I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and was (A)in need, (B)I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia (C)supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain (D)from burdening you in any way. 10 (E)As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine (F)will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. 11 And why? (G)Because I do not love you? (H)God knows I do!
12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, (I)in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do.
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Acts 20:33
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33 (A)I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.
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Acts 5:9
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9 But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together (A)to test (B)the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
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