Philippians 4:10-19

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Paul’s thanks for gifts

¹⁰I was very glad in the Lord because now at last you have shown concern for me again. (Of course you were always concerned but had no way to show it.) ¹¹I’m not saying this because I need anything, for I have learned how to be content in any circumstance. ¹²I know the experience of being in need and of having more than enough; I have learned the secret to being content in any and every circumstance, whether full or hungry or whether having plenty or being poor. ¹³I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength. ¹⁴Still, you have done well to share my distress.

¹⁵You Philippians know from the time of my first mission work in Macedonia how no church shared in supporting my ministry except you. ¹⁶You sent contributions repeatedly to take care of my needs even while I was in Thessalonica. ¹⁷I’m not hoping for a gift, but I am hoping for a profit that accumulates in your account. ¹⁸I now have plenty and it is more than enough. I am full to overflowing because I received the gifts that you sent from Epaphroditus. Those gifts give off a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice that pleases God. ¹⁹My God will meet your every need out of his riches in the glory that is found in Christ Jesus.

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Psalm 112

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Psalm 112^[a]

112 Praise the Lord!
    Those who honor the Lord,
    who adore God’s commandments, are truly happy!
²Their descendants will be strong throughout the land.
    The offspring of those who do right will be blessed;
³    wealth and riches will be in their houses.
    Their righteousness stands forever.
⁴They shine in the dark for others who do right.
    They are merciful, compassionate, and righteous.
⁵Those who lend generously are good people—
    as are those who conduct their affairs with justice.
⁶Yes, these sorts of people will never be shaken;
    the righteous will be remembered forever!
⁷They won’t be frightened at bad news.
    Their hearts are steady, trusting in the Lord.
⁸Their hearts are firm; they aren’t afraid.
    In the end, they will witness their enemies’ defeat.
⁹They give freely to those in need.
    Their righteousness stands forever.
    Their strength increases gloriously.
¹⁰The wicked see all this and fume;
        they grind their teeth, but disappear to nothing.
    What the wicked want to see happen comes to nothing!

Notas al pie

Psalm 112:1 Ps 112 is an alphabetic acrostic poem; see the note at Pss 9–10.

Luke 16:9-15

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⁹I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it’s gone, you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.

¹⁰“Whoever is faithful with little is also faithful with much, and the one who is dishonest with little is also dishonest with much. ¹¹If you haven’t been faithful with worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? ¹²If you haven’t been faithful with someone else’s property, who will give you your own? ¹³No household servant can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be loyal to the one and have contempt for the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”

Jesus responds to Pharisees

¹⁴The Pharisees, who were money-lovers, heard all this and sneered at Jesus. ¹⁵He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before other people, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued by people is deeply offensive to God.

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