2 Corinthians 8:12

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For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.

but a poor widow came up and put in two little coins amounting to a halfpenny.

The poor you always have beside you, and you can be kind to them whenever you want; but you will not always have me.

Then turning to the woman he said to Simon, "You see this woman? When I came into your house, you never gave me water for my feet, while she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair;

The servant who knew his lord and master's orders and did not prepare for them, will receive many lashes;

He who is faithful with a trifle is also faithful with a large trust, and he who is dishonest with a trifle is also dishonest with a large trust.

Looking up he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,

You must serve one another, each with the talent he has received, as efficient stewards of God's varied grace.