Luke 16:9
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9 “And I say to you, (A)make friends for yourselves by unrighteous [a]mammon, that when [b]you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
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Matthew 19:21
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, (A)go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Luke 16:11
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11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
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Luke 12:33
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33 (A)Sell what you have and give (B)alms; (C)provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.
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Matthew 6:24
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You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24 (A)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. (B)You cannot serve God and [a]mammon.
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- Matthew 6:24 Lit., in Aram., riches
1 Timothy 6:17-19
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 (C)storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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Daniel 4:27
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27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; (A)break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. (B)Perhaps there may be (C)a [a]lengthening of your prosperity.”
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- Daniel 4:27 prolonging
Proverbs 19:17
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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
Luke 16:13
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13 (A)“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
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Luke 14:14
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14 And you will be (A)blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
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Isaiah 58:7-8
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are [a]cast out;
(B)When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from (C)your own flesh?
8 (D)Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
(E)The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
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- Isaiah 58:7 wandering
Luke 11:41
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41 (A)But rather give alms of [a]such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
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- Luke 11:41 Or what is inside
2 Timothy 1:16-18
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16 The Lord grant mercy to the (A)household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. 18 The Lord (B)grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord (C)in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he (D)ministered [a]to me at Ephesus.
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- 2 Timothy 1:18 to me from Vg., a few Gr. mss.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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Acts 10:31
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31 and said, ‘Cornelius, (A)your prayer has been heard, and (B)your [a]alms are remembered in the sight of God.
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- Acts 10:31 charitable gifts
Matthew 6:19
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(A)
19 (B)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
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Ecclesiastes 12:3-7
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3 In the day when the keepers of the house tremble,
And the strong men bow down;
When the grinders cease because they are few,
And those that look through the windows grow dim;
4 When the doors are shut in the streets,
And the sound of grinding is low;
When one rises up at the sound of a bird,
And all (A)the daughters of music are brought low.
5 Also they are afraid of height,
And of terrors in the way;
When the almond tree blossoms,
The grasshopper is a burden,
And desire fails.
For man goes to (B)his eternal home,
And (C)the mourners go about the streets.
6 Remember your Creator before the silver cord is [a]loosed,
Or the golden bowl is broken,
Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain,
Or the wheel broken at the well.
7 (D)Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
(E)And the spirit will return to God (F)who gave it.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:6 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt. removed; LXX, Vg. broken
2 Corinthians 9:12-15
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12 For the administration of this service not only (A)supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they (B)glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal (C)sharing with them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding (D)grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God (E)for His indescribable gift!
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2 Corinthians 4:17-5:1
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17 For (A)our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 (B)while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Assurance of the Resurrection
5 For we know that if (C)our earthly [a]house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house (D)not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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- 2 Corinthians 5:1 Physical body
Acts 10:4
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4 And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”
So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.
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Matthew 25:35-40
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35 (A)for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; (B)I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was (C)naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; (D)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 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (E)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
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Proverbs 23:5
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5 [a]Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
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- Proverbs 23:5 Lit. Will you cause your eyes to fly upon it and it is not?
Jude 21
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21 keep yourselves in the love of God, (A)looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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Isaiah 57:16
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16 (A)For I will not contend forever,
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would fail before Me,
And the souls (B)which I have made.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
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The Value of Diligence
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