^42 (A)And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

¹⁰ For ^(A)God is not unjust to forget ^(B)your work and ^[a]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ^(C)ministered to the saints, and do minister.

⁴⁰ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ^(A)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

^41 (A)For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

Jesus Warns of Offenses^(B)

^42 (C)“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me ^[a]to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep^(A)

¹⁰ “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven ^(B)their angels always ^(C)see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

The Cheerful Giver

^6 (A)But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows ^[a]bountifully will also reap ^[b]bountifully. ⁷ So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, ^(B)not grudgingly or of ^[c]necessity; for ^(C)God loves a cheerful giver. ^8 (D)And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. ⁹ As it is written:

¹⁰ Now ^[d]may He who ^(F)supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, ^[e]supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your ^(G)righteousness, ¹¹ while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, ^(H)which causes thanksgiving through us to God. ¹² For the administration of this service not only ^(I)supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, ¹³ while, through the proof of this ministry, they ^(J)glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal ^(K)sharing with them and all men, ¹⁴ and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding ^(L)grace of God in you. ¹⁵ Thanks be to God ^(M)for His indescribable gift!

¹⁵ Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, ^(A)no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. ¹⁶ For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. ¹⁷ Not that I seek the gift, but I seek ^(B)the fruit that abounds to your account. ¹⁸ Indeed I ^[a]have all and abound. I am full, having received from ^(C)Epaphroditus the things sent from you, ^(D)a sweet-smelling aroma, ^(E)an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. ¹⁹ And my God ^(F)shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

¹² For ^(A)if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

^7 (A)For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; ^(B)but Me you do not have always. ⁸ She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.