Matthew 14:16
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16 Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”
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Matthew 14:16
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16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
2 Kings 4:42-44
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Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men
42 A man came from Baal-shalishah bringing food from the first fruits to the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.”(A) 43 But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” So he repeated, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord: They shall eat and have some left.” 44 He set it before them; they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.(B)
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2 Kings 4:42-44
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Feeding of a Hundred
42 A man came from Baal Shalishah,(A) bringing the man of God twenty loaves(B) of barley bread(C) baked from the first ripe grain, along with some heads of new grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” Elisha said.
43 “How can I set this before a hundred men?” his servant asked.
But Elisha answered, “Give it to the people to eat.(D) For this is what the Lord says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.(E)’” 44 Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 8:2-3
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2 for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means and even beyond their means,
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2 Corinthians 8:2-3
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2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(A) 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(B) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
John 13:29
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29 Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.
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29 Since Judas had charge of the money,(A) some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival,(B) or to give something to the poor.(C)
Ecclesiastes 11:2
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2 Divide your means seven ways, or even eight,
for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.(A)
Ecclesiastes 11:2
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2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
Luke 3:11
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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.”(A)
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Luke 3:11
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11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”(A)
Proverbs 11:24
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24 Some give freely yet grow all the richer;
others withhold what is due and only suffer want.(A)
Proverbs 11:24
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24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
Job 31:16-17
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16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail(A)
17 or have eaten my morsel alone
and the orphan has not eaten from it—(B)
Job 31:16-17
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2 Corinthians 9:7-8
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7 Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.(A) 8 And God is able to provide you with every blessing[a] in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.(B)
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- 9.8 Gk gift or grace
2 Corinthians 9:7-8
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7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,(A) not reluctantly or under compulsion,(B) for God loves a cheerful giver.(C) 8 And God is able(D) to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,(E) you will abound in every good work.
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