Treasures in Heaven^(A)

¹⁹ “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,^(B) where moths and vermin destroy,^(C) and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,^(D) where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.^{(E) 21} For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.^(F)

²² “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,^[a] your whole body will be full of light. ²³ But if your eyes are unhealthy,^[b] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

²⁴ “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.^(G)

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,^(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.^(B)

The Collection for the Lord’s People

16 Now about the collection^(C) for the Lord’s people:^(D) Do what I told the Galatian^(E) churches to do. ² On the first day of every week,^(F) each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.^{(G) 3} Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve^(H) and send them with your gift to Jerusalem. ⁴ If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me.