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Deuteronomy 15:11
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Deuteronomy 15:11
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11 There will always be poor people(A) in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.(B)
Deuteronomy 15:11
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Deuteronomy 15:11
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11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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Mark 14:7
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Mark 14:7
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7 The poor you will always have with you,[a] and you can help them any time you want.(A) But you will not always have me.
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- Mark 14:7 See Deut. 15:11.
Mark 14:7
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Mark 14:7
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7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
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Matthew 26:11
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Matthew 26:11
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- Matthew 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.
Matthew 26:11
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Matthew 26:11
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11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
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John 12:8
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John 12:8
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- John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.
John 12:8
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John 12:8
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8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
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Deuteronomy 15:8
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Deuteronomy 15:8
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8 Rather, be openhanded(A) and freely lend them whatever they need.
Deuteronomy 15:8
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Deuteronomy 15:8
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8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
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1 John 3:16-18
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1 John 3:16-18
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16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(B) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(C) how can the love of God be in that person?(D) 18 Dear children,(E) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(F)
1 John 3:16-18
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1 John 3:16-18
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16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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Acts 4:32-35
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Acts 4:32-35
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The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(A) 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify(B) to the resurrection(C) of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace(D) was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them,(E) brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet,(F) and it was distributed to anyone who had need.(G)
Acts 4:32-35
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Acts 4:32-35
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32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
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Luke 12:33
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Luke 12:33
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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)
Luke 12:33
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Luke 12:33
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33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
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Proverbs 22:2
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Proverbs 22:2
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2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)
Proverbs 22:2
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Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
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2 Corinthians 8:2-9
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2 Corinthians 8:2-9
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2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(A) 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(B) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing(C) in this service(D) to the Lord’s people.(E) 5 And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. 6 So we urged(F) Titus,(G) just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion(H) this act of grace on your part. 7 But since you excel in everything(I)—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,(J) in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8 I am not commanding you,(K) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace(L) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(M) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(N) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(O)
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- 2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts and in your love for us
2 Corinthians 8:2-9
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2 Corinthians 8:2-9
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2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
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Acts 2:45
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Acts 2:45
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45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.(A)
Acts 2:45
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Acts 2:45
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45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
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Matthew 5:42
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Matthew 5:42
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42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.(A)
Matthew 5:42
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Matthew 5:42
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42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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Acts 11:28-30
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Acts 11:28-30
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28 One of them, named Agabus,(A) stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.(B) (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)(C) 29 The disciples,(D) as each one was able, decided to provide help(E) for the brothers and sisters(F) living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders(G) by Barnabas(H) and Saul.(I)
Acts 11:28-30
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Acts 11:28-30
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28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
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