Isaiah 23:18
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18 Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the Lord.
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Philippians 4:17-18
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17 (A)Not that I seek the gift, but I seek (B)the fruit that increases to your credit.[a] 18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, (C)having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, (D)a fragrant offering, (E)a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
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- Philippians 4:17 Or I seek the profit that accrues to your account
Deuteronomy 26:12-14
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12 “When you have finished paying all (A)the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is (B)the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled, 13 then you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, (C)nor have I forgotten them. 14 (D)I have not eaten of the tithe while I was mourning, or removed any of it while I was unclean, or offered any of it (E)to the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God. I have done according to all that you have commanded me.
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Galatians 6:6
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6 (A)Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches.
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Deuteronomy 12:18-19
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18 but (A)you shall eat them before the Lord your God in (B)the place that the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And (C)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake. 19 (D)Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.
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Exodus 28:36
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36 “You shall make (A)a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, (B)‘Holy to the Lord.’
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Romans 15:25-27
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25 At present, however, (A)I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. 26 For (B)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. 27 For they were pleased to do it, and indeed (C)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 blessings.
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Acts 21:3-5
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3 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo. 4 And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And (A)through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. 5 When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, (B)accompanied us until we were outside the city. And (C)kneeling down on the beach, we prayed
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Acts 9:39
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39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to (A)the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics[a] and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
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- Acts 9:39 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Luke 16:9-13
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9 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.
10 (C)“One who is (D)faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in (E)that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? 13 (F)No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
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Luke 12:33
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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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Luke 12:18-20
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18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (A)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (B)for many years; relax, (C)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (D)‘Fool! (E)This night (F)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (G)whose will they be?’
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Luke 8:3
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3 and (A)Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them[a] out of their means.
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- Luke 8:3 Some manuscripts him
Mark 3:8
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8 and Jerusalem and (A)Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around (B)Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.
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Matthew 25:35-40
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35 For (A)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you (B)gave me drink, (C)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 (D)I was naked and you clothed me, (E)I was sick and you (F)visited me, (G)I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And (H)the King will answer them, (I)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these (J)my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’
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- Matthew 25:40 Or brothers and sisters
Matthew 6:19-21
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 (A)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where (B)moth and rust[a] destroy and where thieves (C)break in and steal, 20 (D)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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- Matthew 6:19 Or worm; also verse 20
Malachi 3:10
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10 (A)Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby (B)put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open (C)the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
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Zechariah 14:20-21
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20 And (A)on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, (B)“Holy to the Lord.” And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar. 21 And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be (C)holy to the Lord of hosts, so that all who sacrifice may come and take of them and boil the meat of the sacrifice in them. And (D)there shall no longer be (E)a trader[a] in the house of the Lord of hosts (F)on that day.
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- Zechariah 14:21 Or Canaanite
Micah 4:13
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13 Arise and thresh,
O daughter of Zion,
for I will make your horn iron,
and I will make your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples;
and (A)shall devote[a] (B)their gain to the Lord,
their wealth to (C)the Lord of the whole earth.
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- Micah 4:13 Hebrew devote to destruction
Isaiah 60:5-9
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5 Then you shall see and (A)be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
(B)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of (C)Midian and (D)Ephah;
all those from (E)Sheba shall come.
(F)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of (G)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of (H)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(I)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
(J)and I will beautify my beautiful house.
8 Who are these that fly like a cloud,
and (K)like doves to their windows?
9 For (L)the coastlands shall hope for me,
(M)the ships of Tarshish first,
(N)to bring your children from afar,
their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God,
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because (O)he has made you beautiful.
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- Isaiah 60:5 Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide
Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For to the one who pleases him (A)God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given (B)the business of gathering and collecting, (C)only to give to one who pleases God. (D)This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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Proverbs 28:8
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8 Whoever multiplies his wealth (A)by interest and profit[a]
(B)gathers it for him who is (C)generous to the poor.
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- Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
Proverbs 13:22
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22 (A)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
but (B)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 3:9-10
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9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with (A)the firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your (B)barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.
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