Hebrews 13:16

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Summary

Hebrews 13:16

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

To do

Communicate

With such

General references

Jeremiah 33:18

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

To do

Go on loving your brothers in the faith.

Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;

But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.

About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.

So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

Communicate

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

But you did well to have care for me in my need.

And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

With such

For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

Then you will have delight in the offerings of righteousness, in burned offerings and offerings of beasts; then they will make offerings of oxen on your altar.

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of sheep or with ten thousand rivers of oil? am I to give my first child for my wrongdoing, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

General references

And the priests and the Levites will never be without a man to come before me, offering burned offerings and perfumes and meal offerings and offerings of beasts at all times.

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.