and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming.

and you shall say, 'Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.'" For he thought, "I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."

Jacob said, "No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.

Ask me for as great a bride price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife."

Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.

And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. None shall appear before me empty-handed.

The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

"'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"

Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

But his wife said to him, "If the LORD had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these."

Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

But some worthless fellows said, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.

And now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

And David said, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.

in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa,

Then Araunah said to David, "Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.

"Let there be a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me."

"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity.

Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the rural towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day for gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another.

as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah

May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!

He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.

Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.

Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!

If you remain, then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go." So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go.

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.

When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the LORD of hosts.

Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.

"Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban"' (that is, given to God)--

And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.

"If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,

So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.

So the disciples determined, everyone according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.

and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation,

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."

Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.

and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth.

By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,