¹⁰ Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.^(A)

¹⁶ Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

¹⁸ They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,^{(A) 19} thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

²⁹ the Levites, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work that you undertake.^(A)

¹⁹ “When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings.^(A)

¹⁸ I have been paid in full and have more than enough; I am fully satisfied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.^{(A) 19} And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.^(B)