42 Bible Verses about Sharing

but don't forget to be beneficent to the community; for such sacrifice is acceptable to God.

distribute to the necessity of the saints; cultivate hospitality.

All that believed were united together, and had all things in common,

Let him that is instructed in the word freely communicate his good things to him that teaches him.

so that they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed the money to every one as his occasions required.

having this proof of you by such a supply, they will glorify God for your profess'd subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution to them as well as others;

Our affection therefore to you being so great, we were as ready to give our lives for you, as we were to communicate the divine gospel to you, so much did you engage our love.

Now the whole body of believers were but one heart, and one soul: no one look'd upon what he possessed, as his own, but every thing was held in common.

to be beneficent, to be rich in good works, to be liberal to the common fund,

giving thanks to the father, who has qualified you to share in that light he affords to his people:

who has given us access by faith to that degree of favour, we are in, by which we triumph in the hopes of divine glory.

I say not this of you all; for I know whom I have chosen: and that passage of the scripture must be fulfilled, "He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me."

the cup of benediction which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

for if we resembled him with regard to death, certainly we shall likewise do so with regard to his resurrection:

so that the christian faith, which you have in common with us, displays itself to the observation of all good men about you.

he was of our number, and shared in the functions of this ministry.

compleat my joy, by pursuing the same view, living in mutual love, by being unanimous, and cultivating that harmony.

If then there be any christian consolation, any charitable relief, any communion of the spirit, if any tenderness of compassion,

from the first day to the present time. being persuaded that

and continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they did eat their meals with gladness, and simplicity of heart,

earnestly intreating me to take the gift, and the charge of conveying it to the converts at Jerusalem:

they continued stedfastly in the apostolical doctrine of a community, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

to this he has called you, to a life of glory with our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightned, and have received the heavenly gifts, communicated by the holy spirit,

the justification which God grants to those who acknowledge Christ and the power of his resurrection, who suffer after his example, and die to sin, as he died to the world,

it is true, there are some who preach Christ out of a spirit of envy and contention; but others do it out of pure affection.

for the bread being one, as many as we are, we are one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

and now, O father, glorify me in heaven, with the glory which I had before the creation of the world.

however, you acted generously in assisting me in my necessity:

sold an estate he had, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles feet.

and you yourselves know, O Philippians, that when I first preach'd the gospel, at my departure from Macedonia, I receiv'd no manner of assistance from any other church but yours;

to whom God does disclose the glorious advantages of this mystery to you Gentiles, to wit, "that by Christ you may have the expectation of glory."

or indeed that we may have mutual consolation from the faith which is in common to you and to me.

her neighbours and her relations having heard how the Lord had heap'd his favours upon her, they congratulated with her:

for there was no poor among them, because as many as bad lands or houses, sold them, and brought the value,

they have thought fit, I say, and they owed them as much. for if the Gentiles have participated of their spirituals, they are bound on their side to minister to them in their temporals.

let us therefore decamp, and bear the reproach of following his example: