44 Bible Verses about possessions
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They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.
You are to take possession of the land and settle in it because I have given you the land to possess.
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
God has also given riches and wealth to every man, and He has allowed him to enjoy them, take his reward, and rejoice in his labor. This is a gift of God,
But there will be a deliverance on Mount Zion,
and it will be holy;
the house of Jacob will dispossess
those who dispossessed them.
If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need—how can God’s love reside in him?
Now I am ready to come to you this third time. I will not burden you, for I am not seeking what is yours, but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.
God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.
However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.
And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?
He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.
And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body in order to boast
but do not have love, I gain nothing.
“If you want to be perfect,” Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.
When the young man heard that command, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
Do not be concerned about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.
For you sympathized with the prisoners and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.
Haven’t You placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
For everything that belongs to the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
How countless are Your works, Lord!
In wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.
After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his prosperity and doubled his previous possessions.
Listen! The Lord will impoverish her
and cast her wealth into the sea;
she herself will be consumed by fire.
How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.
Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, all Korah’s people, and all their possessions.
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”
For their possessions were too many for them to live together, and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them.
Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Topics on Possessions
Giving, Of Possessions
Proverbs 28:27
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away
will receive many curses.
Half Of Possessions
Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give
Possessions Taken To Babylon
2 Kings 20:17‘The time will certainly come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon; nothing will be left,’
Taking Possessions
1 Samuel 8:14He can take your best fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his servants.