34 (A)There was not a needy person among them, for (B)as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold

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34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them,(A) brought the money from the sales

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45 And (A)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

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45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.(A)

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And I tell you, (A)make friends for yourselves by means of (B)unrighteous wealth,[a] so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:9 Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions; also verse 11; rendered money in verse 13

I tell you, use worldly wealth(A) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.(B)

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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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33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor.(A) Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven(B) that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.(C)

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Scripture Must Be Fulfilled in Jesus

35 And he said to them, (A)“When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”

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35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals,(A) did you lack anything?”

“Nothing,” they answered.

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21 And Jesus, (A)looking at him, (B)loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, (C)sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have (D)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor,(A) and you will have treasure in heaven.(B) Then come, follow me.”(C)

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21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be (A)perfect, go, (B)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have (C)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,(A) go, sell your possessions and give to the poor,(B) and you will have treasure in heaven.(C) Then come, follow me.”

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Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
    for those who fear him have no lack!
10 (A)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who (B)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

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Fear the Lord,(A) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.(B)
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(C)

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For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. (A)He knows your going through this great wilderness. (B)These forty years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.”’

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The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched(A) over your journey through this vast wilderness.(B) These forty years(C) the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.(D)

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19 thus (A)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may (B)take hold of (C)that which is truly life.

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19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves(A) as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of(B) the life that is truly life.

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37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and (A)laid it at the apostles' feet.

Ananias and Sapphira

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife's knowledge (B)he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and (C)laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has (D)Satan filled your heart to lie (E)to the Holy Spirit and (F)to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?

37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.(A)

Ananias and Sapphira

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself,(B) but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.(C)

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan(D) has so filled your heart(E) that you have lied to the Holy Spirit(F) and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?(G)

27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: (A)to visit (B)orphans and widows in their affliction, and (C)to keep oneself (D)unstained from the world.

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27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(A) orphans and widows(B) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(C)

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12 so that you may (A)walk properly before (B)outsiders and be dependent on no one.

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12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders(A) and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

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