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13 Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers.(A)

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16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

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12 for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God.

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10 For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the[a] love that you showed for his sake[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.(A)

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  1. 6.10 Other ancient authorities add labor of
  2. 6.10 Gk for his name

17 How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?(A)

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Be hospitable to one another without complaining.

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Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.(A)

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Now a bishop[a] must be above reproach, married only once,[b] temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,(A)

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  1. 3.2 Or an overseer
  2. 3.2 Gk the husband of one wife

10 So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.(A)

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I have[a] indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.(A)

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  1. 7 Other ancient authorities read we have

but he must be hospitable,[a] a lover of goodness, self-controlled, upright, devout, and restrained,

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  1. 1.8 Gk a friend of foreigners

The Collection for Christians at Jerusalem

Now it is not necessary for me to write you about the ministry to the saints,

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Encouragement to Be Generous

We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia, for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means and even beyond their means, begging us earnestly for the favor[a] of partnering in this ministry to the saints,(A)

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  1. 8.4 Gk grace or gift

The Collection for the Saints

16 Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia.(A) On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save whatever extra you earn, so that collections need not be taken when I come.(B)

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He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” He answered, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.(A)

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35 They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.(A)

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35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,(A)

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10 she must be well attested for her good works, as one who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.(A)

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the encourager, in encouragement; the giver, in sincerity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.(A)

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34 You know for yourselves that I worked with my own hands to support myself and my companions.(A) 35 In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”(B)

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15 Now, brothers and sisters, you know that members of the household of Stephanas were the first fruits in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints;(A)

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25 At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem in a ministry to the saints,(A) 26 for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to share their resources with the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.(B) 27 They were pleased to do this, and indeed they owe it to them, for if the gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material things.(C) 28 So, when I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected,[a] I will set out by way of you to Spain,

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  1. 15.28 Gk have sealed to them this fruit

Peter in Lydda and Joppa

36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas.[a] She was devoted to good works and acts of charity.(A) 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs.(B) 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, “Please come to us without delay.”(C) 39 So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them.(D) 40 Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.(E) 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive.(F)

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  1. 9.36 Tabitha in Aramaic and Dorcas in Greek mean a gazelle

Psalm 41

Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

Happy are those who consider the poor;[a]
    the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.(A)

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  1. 41.1 Or weak

He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them and bowed down to the ground.(A) He said, “My lord, if I find favor with you, do not pass by your servant. Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.(B) Let me bring a little bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.”(C) And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah and said, “Make ready quickly three measures[a] of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes.” Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare it. Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared and set it before them, and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.(D)

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  1. 18.6 Heb seahs