Luke 19:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”(A)
Read full chapter
2 Samuel 12:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”(A)
Read full chapter
Numbers 5:7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 and shall confess the sin that has been committed. The person shall make full restitution for the wrong, adding one-fifth to it and giving it to the one who was wronged.(A)
Read full chapter
Luke 18:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money[a] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”(A) 23 But when he heard this, he became sad, for he was very rich.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 18.22 Gk lacks the money
Proverbs 6:31
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
31 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold;
they will forfeit all the goods of their house.(A)
Leviticus 6:1-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 [a]The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “When any of you sin and commit a trespass against the Lord by deceiving a neighbor in a matter of a deposit or a pledge or by robbery or if you have defrauded a neighbor(A) 3 or have found something lost and lied about it—if you swear falsely regarding any of the various things that one may do and sin(B)— 4 when you have sinned and recognize your guilt and would restore what you took by robbery or by fraud or the deposit that was committed to you or the lost thing that you found 5 or anything else about which you have sworn falsely, you shall repay the principal amount and add one-fifth to it. You shall pay it to its owner when you recognize your guilt.(C) 6 And you shall bring to the priest, as your guilt offering to the Lord, a ram without blemish from the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering.(D)
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 6.1 5.20 in Heb
Luke 12:33
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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)
Read full chapter
Exodus 22:1-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Laws of Restitution
22 [a]“When someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, the thief shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 [b](If the thief is found breaking in and is struck dead, no bloodguilt is incurred;(A) 3 but if it happens after sunrise, bloodguilt is incurred.) The thief shall make full restitution or, if unable to do so, shall be sold for the theft.(B) 4 When the animal, whether ox or donkey or sheep, is found alive in the thief’s possession, the thief shall pay double.
Read full chapter
Luke 16:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth[a] so that when it is gone they may welcome you into the eternal homes.[b](A)
Read full chapter
James 1:10-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 and the rich in having been humbled, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field.(A) 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away.
Read full chapter
Acts 2:44-46
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
44 All who believed were together and had all things in common;(A) 45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds[a] to all, as any had need. 46 Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home[b] and ate their food with glad and generous[c] hearts,(B)
Read full chapter
1 Samuel 12:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me,[a] and I will restore it to you.”(A)
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 12.3 Gk: Heb lacks Testify against me
1 Timothy 6:17-18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(A) 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,(B)
Read full chapter
Acts 4:34-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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.(A) 35 They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.(B)
Read full chapter
2 Corinthians 8:7-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you[a]—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking.[b](A)
8 I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.(B)
Read full chapter
Luke 11:41
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
41 So give as alms those things that are within and then everything will be clean for you.(A)
Read full chapter
Luke 3:8-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Therefore, bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.(A) 9 Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”(B)
10 And the crowds asked him, “What, then, should we do?”(C) 11 In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.”(D) 12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?”(E) 13 He said to them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.”(F) 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”(G)
Read full chapter
Luke 7:13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 When the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not cry.”(A)
Read full chapter
Psalm 41:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 41
Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 41.1 Or weak
Exodus 20:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.(A)
Read full chapterNew Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.