Matthew 6:2
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2 (A)“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may (B)be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have (C)received their reward.
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Matthew 6:5
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The Lord's Prayer
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love (A)to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. (B)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
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Matthew 6:16
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Fasting
16 “And (A)when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. (B)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
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2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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The Cheerful Giver
6 The point is this: (A)whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[a] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, (B)not reluctantly or under compulsion, for (C)God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And (D)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[b] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,
(E)“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies (F)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and (G)increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 (H)You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which (I)through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying (J)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, (K)they[c] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your (L)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 (M)Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
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- 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
- 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you
John 5:41
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41 (A)I do not receive glory from people.
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1 John 3:17-19
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17 But (A)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet (B)closes his heart against him, (C)how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not (D)love in word or talk but in deed and (E)in truth.
19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;
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James 2:15-16
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15 (A)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 (B)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that?
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- James 2:16 Or benefit
Hebrews 13:16
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16 Do not neglect to do good and (A)to share what you have, for such (B)sacrifices are pleasing to God.
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Luke 20:46
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46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and (A)the places of honor at feasts,
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1 Peter 4:11
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John 7:18
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18 The one who speaks on his own authority (A)seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
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Psalm 37:21
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21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous (A)is generous and gives;
Ephesians 4:28
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28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather (A)let him labor, (B)doing honest work with his own hands, so (C)that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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Galatians 2:10
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10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, (A)the very thing I was eager to do.
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Hosea 8:1
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Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind
8 Set (A)the trumpet to your lips!
One (B)like a vulture is over the house of the Lord,
because (C)they have transgressed my covenant
and rebelled against my law.
1 Timothy 6:18
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18 They are to do good, (A)to be rich in good works, to be generous and (B)ready to share,
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Romans 12:8
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8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; (A)the one who leads,[a] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with (B)cheerfulness.
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- Romans 12:8 Or gives aid
Acts 24:17
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17 Now (A)after several years (B)I came to bring alms to (C)my nation and to present (D)offerings.
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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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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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Acts 10:2
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2 a devout man (A)who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.
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Acts 9:36
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Dorcas Restored to Life
36 Now there was in (A)Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas.[a] She was full of (B)good works and acts of charity.
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- Acts 9:36 The Aramaic name Tabitha and the Greek name Dorcas both mean gazelle
John 13:29
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29 Some thought that, (A)because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need (B)for the feast,” or that he should (C)give something to the poor.
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John 5:44
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44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and (A)do not seek the glory that comes from (B)the only God?
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Luke 6:42
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42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.
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