Reference: Wealth
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This word is used in Scripture occasionally in the Elizabethan and primary sense of 'well-being' (e.g. 1Sa 2:32; Es 10:3 etc.), but generally in the more usual sense of affluent possessions (e.g. Ge 34:29; De 8:17-18; Ac 19:25 etc.).
1. Palestine is described in De 8:7-8 as rich not only in cereal but also in mineral wealth; but this may be a description more poetic than literal. It is, however, frequently spoken of as 'flowing with milk and honey' (Ex 3:8, etc. etc.)
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For the Gentiles seek after all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well.
For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.
nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.
the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
"For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.
And when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself also become a disciple of Jesus.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
who will not receive a hundredfold now in this timehouse and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.
He lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their means.
Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road.
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
"There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day.
Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
Therefore he said: "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
He said to them, "But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag; and let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one.
And all who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as anyone had need.
For there was not a needy person among them, For all who were owners of land or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of the sales and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. read more. Thus Josnt who was called by the apostles Barnabas (which means, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field which he owned, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.
While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."
These he gathered together, with the workmen of similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.
For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is of value in all things, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with everything to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous and ready to share, read more. storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that life which is life indeed.
My brethren, show no favoritism as you hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothes, read more. and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes and say, "Have a seat here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand there," or, "Sit by my feet," have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brethren: has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme the honorable name by which you have been called? If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. read more. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out against you; and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
You say, "I am rich; I have become wealthy, and have need of nothing"and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,