Acts 11:29
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29 The disciples determined that, according to their ability, each would send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea;(A)
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2 Corinthians 8:12-14
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12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.(A) 13 For I do not mean that there should be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a question of equality between 14 your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may also supply your need, in order that there may be equality.
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Galatians 2:10
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10 They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was[a] eager to do.(A)
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- 2.10 Or had been
2 Corinthians 8:2-4
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2 for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means and even beyond their means, 4 begging us earnestly for the favor[a] of partnering in this ministry to the saints,(A)
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- 8.4 Gk grace or gift
1 Corinthians 16:1-2
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The Collection for the Saints
16 Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia.(A) 2 On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save whatever extra you earn, so that collections need not be taken when I come.(B)
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Hebrews 13:5-6
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5 Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”(A) 6 So we can say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?”
2 Corinthians 9:1-2
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The Collection for Christians at Jerusalem
9 Now it is not necessary for me to write you about the ministry to the saints, 2 for I know your eagerness, which is the subject of my boasting about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.(A)
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1 Corinthians 13:5
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5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs;(A)
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Romans 15:25-27
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25 At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem in a ministry to the saints,(A) 26 for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to share their resources with the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.(B) 27 They were pleased to do this, and indeed they owe it to them, for if the gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material things.(C)
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Acts 11:26
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26 and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called “Christians.”(A)
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Acts 11:1
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Peter’s Report to the Church at Jerusalem
11 Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were in Judea heard that the gentiles had also accepted the word of God.
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Acts 4:34
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34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold.(A)
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Acts 2:44-45
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44 All who believed were together and had all things in common;(A) 45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds[a] to all, as any had need.
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Luke 12:29-33
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29 And do not keep seeking what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 For it is the nations[a] of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.(A) 31 Instead, seek his[b] kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.(B) 33 Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.(C)
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Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
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The Value of Diligence
11 Send out your bread upon the waters,
for after many days you will get it back.(A)
2 Divide your means seven ways, or even eight,
for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.(B)
Nehemiah 5:8
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8 and said to them, “As far as we were able, we have bought back our Jewish kindred who had been sold to other nations, but now you are selling your own kin, who must then be bought back by us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say.(A)
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Ezra 2:69
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69 According to their resources they gave to the building fund sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly robes.(A)
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1 Peter 4:9-11
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9 Be hospitable to one another without complaining. 10 Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.(A) 11 Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.(B)
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