'Money' in the Bible

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money in it.

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!"

The chief priests took the silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money."

After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff -- no bread, no bag, no money in their belts --

As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" So they spoke angrily to her.

When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

Then some soldiers also asked him, "And as for us -- what should we do?" He told them, "Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay."

He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey -- no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."

The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

Why then didn't you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?'

They were delighted and arranged to give him money.

"Why wasn't this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?"

(Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)

Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.)

And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called "the Beautiful Gate" every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.

When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.

sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the apostles' feet.

Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!"

and their bones were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God's gift with money!

The commanding officer answered, "I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money." "But I was even born a citizen," Paul replied.

At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.

not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you."