And Abram was very abundant in cattle, in silver and in gold.

And all their force and all their little ones, and their wives they led captive, and they will plunder all which is in the house.

And I will come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of this land to a good and great land, to a land flowing milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites and the Jebusites.

For Jehovah thy God brings thee to a good land, a land of torrents of water, fountains, and depths going forth in the valley and in the mountain; A land of wheat and barley and the vine and the fig tree and the pomegranate, a land of the olive tree, of oil and honey;

And thou saidst in thy heart, My strength and the bone of my handmade for me this wealth. And remember Jehovah thy God; for he gave to thee strength to make wealth in order to set up his covenant, which he sware to our fathers, as this day.

And thou lookedst upon the straits of the habitation in all which shall seem good with Israel; and an old man shall not be in thy house all the days.

And a man in Maon and his work in Carmel; and the man very great, and to him three thousand sheep and a thousand goats: and he will be in shearing his sheep in Carmel.

And Barzillai a very old man, the son of eighty years: and he nourished the king in his dwelling in the two camps, for he was an exceeding great man.

For Mordecai the Jew was second to the king Ahasuerus, and great to the Jews, and acceptable to the multitude of his brethren, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

And he was as a tree planted by the streams of water which will give its fruit in its time; his leaf shall not fall away, and all which he shall do shall be prospered. Not so the unjust: but as the chaff which the wind shall drive away.

And their land shall be full of silver and gold, and no end to their treasures; and their land shall be full of horses, and no end to their chariots. And their land will be full of nothings; they will worship to the work of their hand, to what their fingers made:

And now, ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge ye now, between me and between my vineyard

Wo to those rising early in the morning, they will follow strong drink; remaining in the evening, wine will inflame them.

For this my people were carried into exile from not knowing; and their honor, men of famine, and their multitude dry with thirst

And they desired fields, and they took by force; and houses, and they took away: and they oppressed a man and his house, and a man and his inheritance.

If a man going in the spirit and falsehood, lying, I will drop to thee for wine and for strong drink; and he was the dropping of this people.

For all these the nations seek for; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these. But seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these shall be added to you.

For strait the gate and afflicted the way leading into life, and few are they finding it.

Nor wallet for the way, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor rod: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf bear, the dead are roused, and the poor have good news announced.

For as a man going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered them his possessions:

And being evening, then there came a rich man from Arimathea, Joseph by name, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus:

Is not this the carpenter, son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Jude, and Simon and are not his sisters here with us? And they were scandalized in him.

And Jesus having looked upon him, loved him, and said to him, One thing is wanting to thee retire; whatever thou hast, sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, having taken up the cross.

Except he should receive a hundred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mother, and children, and fields, with expulsions; and in the time coming eternal life.

And he having lifted up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Happy the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God

And Joanna wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who served him from possessions to them.

Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor shoes: and greet none by the way.

And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be? So he treasuring up for himself, and not rich toward God.

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of injustice; that, when ye fail, they might receive you into lasting tents.

A certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, being daily splendidly gladdened:

And, behold, a man, called Zaccheus by name, and he was chief of the publicans, and he was rich.

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold. And Jesus said to him, That to day salvation has been to this house, as he is also a son of Abraham.

Then he said, A certain honourable man went into a country far off to take unto himself a kingdom, and to return.

Then said he to them, But now, he having a purse, let him take up, and likewise a wallet: and he not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword.

(For his disciples were gone into the city that they might buy food.)

And this none of the reclining knew for what he said to him.

And all believing were in one and the same place, and had all things common: And sold possessions and goods, and divided them to all, as any one had need

For neither was any in want among them: for as many as were possessors of farms or houses, selling, brought the prices of things sold, And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need. read more. And Joses, surnamed Barnabas by the sent, (which is interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, a Cyprian by birth, A field being to him having sold, he brought the money and laid at the feet of the sent.

Remaining, did it not remain to thee? and sold, it was in thy power: for what hast thou put this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

Whom having collected together and the workmen of such things, he said, Men, ye know that out of this work is our good food.

For bodily exercise is profitable, to little: but devotion is profitable to all things, having promise of life now, and that about to be.

And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition. For the root of all evils is the love of money: which some striving for, have been led astray from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many pains.

To the rich now in this life, proclaim not to be highminded, nor to be hoping upon the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, offering us all things richly for profit; To do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal, qualified for participation; read more. Treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold upon eternal life.

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, of glory, with distinction of faces. For if there come into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings on is fingers, in brilliant clothing, and there come in also a beggar in filthy clothing; read more. And ye look toward him bearing the brilliant clothing, and ye say to him, Sit thou well here; and to the beggar ye say, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Were ye not separated among yourselves, and become judges of evil reflections? Hear, my dearly beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the beggars of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them loving him? And ye have despised the beggar. Do not the rich bring you into subjection, and draw you before tribunals? And do they not defame the good name called upon you? If yet ye complete the royal law according to the writing, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you. Your riches have become corrupted, and your garments have been moth eaten; read more. Your gold and silver is become rusty; and their rust shall be for a witness to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have gathered up treasures in the last days. Behold, the hire of laborers having reaped your farms, withheld by you, cries out, and the cries of the reapers have entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. Ye have led a luxurious life upon the earth, and have rioted in luxury; ye have nourished your hearts, as in the day of slaughter.

For thou sayest, That I am rich, and have abounded, and have need of nothing; and thou knowest not that thou art wretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked;