Luke 16:9
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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.
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Matthew 19:21
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be (A)perfect, go, (B)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have (C)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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Matthew 6:24
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24 (A)“No one 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 (B)money.[a]
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- Matthew 6:24 Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions
1 Timothy 6:17-19
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17 As for the rich in (A)this present age, charge them (B)not to be haughty, nor (C)to set their hopes on (D)the uncertainty of riches, but on God, (E)who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, (F)to be rich in good works, to be generous and (G)ready to share, 19 thus (H)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may (I)take hold of (J)that which is truly life.
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Luke 16:11
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11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
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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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Daniel 4:27
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27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by (A)practicing righteousness, (B)and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, (C)that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”
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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 he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
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Luke 14:14
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14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid (A)at (B)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 bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
(B)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 (C)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
(D)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(E)your righteousness shall go before you;
(F)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Proverbs 19:17
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Luke 11:41
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41 But (A)give as alms those things that are within, and behold, (B)everything is clean for you.
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But (A)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (B)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (C)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (D)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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2 Corinthians 4:17-5:1
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17 For (A)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 (B)as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Our Heavenly Dwelling
5 For we know that if (C)the tent that is (D)our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, (E)a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Timothy 1:16-18
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16 May the Lord grant mercy to (A)the household of Onesiphorus, for he often (B)refreshed me and was not ashamed of (C)my chains, 17 but when he arrived in Rome (D)he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on (E)that day!—and you well know all the service he (F)rendered at Ephesus.
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Acts 10:31
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31 and said, ‘Cornelius, (A)your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
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Matthew 6:19
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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,
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- Matthew 6:19 Or worm; also verse 20
Ecclesiastes 12:3-7
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3 in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and (A)those who look through the windows are dimmed, 4 and (B)the doors on the street are shut—when (C)the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all (D)the daughters of song are brought low— 5 they are afraid also of what is high, and (E)terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along,[a] and desire fails, because man is going to his (F)eternal (G)home, and the (H)mourners go about the streets— 6 before the silver cord is snapped, or (I)the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is (J)shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, 7 and (K)the dust returns to the earth as it was, and (L)the spirit returns to God (M)who gave it.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:5 Or is a burden
Jude 21
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21 (A)keep yourselves in the love of God, (B)waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
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2 Corinthians 9:12-15
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12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying (A)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, (B)they[a] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your (C)confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 (D)Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
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- 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you
Acts 10:4
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4 And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms (A)have ascended (B)as a memorial before God.
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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
Ecclesiastes 11:1
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Cast Your Bread upon the Waters
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Proverbs 23:5
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5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
(A)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Psalm 73:26
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26 (A)My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is (B)the strength[a] of my heart and my (C)portion (D)forever.
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- Psalm 73:26 Hebrew rock
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