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Deuteronomy 15:11
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Deuteronomy 15:11
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11 Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, ‘Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.’(A)
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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)
Mark 14:7
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Mark 14:7
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7 For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish, but you will not always have me.(A)
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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.
Matthew 26:11
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Matthew 26:11
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11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.(A)
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- Matthew 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.
John 12:8
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John 12:8
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8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”(A)
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- John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.
Deuteronomy 15:8
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Deuteronomy 15:8
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8 You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it may be.(A)
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8 Rather, be openhanded(A) and freely lend them whatever they need.
1 John 3:16-18
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1 John 3:16-18
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16 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.(A) 17 How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?(B)
18 Little children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.(C)
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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)
Acts 4:32-35
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Acts 4:32-35
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The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.(A) 33 With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.(B) 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.(C) 35 They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.(D)
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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)
Luke 12:33
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Luke 12:33
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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.(A)
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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)
Proverbs 22:2
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Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
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)
2 Corinthians 8:2-9
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2 Corinthians 8:2-9
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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) 5 and not as we expected. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us, 6 so that we might urge Titus that, as he had already made a beginning, so he should also complete this generous undertaking[b] among you.(B) 7 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you[c]—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking.[d](C)
8 I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.(D) 9 For you know the generous act[e] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.(E)
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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
Acts 2:45
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Acts 2:45
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45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds[a] to all, as any had need.
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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)
Matthew 5:42
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Matthew 5:42
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42 Give to the one who asks of you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.(A)
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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)
Acts 11:28-30
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Acts 11:28-30
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28 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine over all the world, and this took place during the reign of Claudius.(A) 29 The disciples determined that, according to their ability, each would send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea;(B) 30 this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.(C)
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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)
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