Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

Then you ought to have put my money with the bankers, and at my return I would have received my money back with interest.

Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

If you lend [money] to those from whom you expect to receive [it back], what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to receive back the same amount.

“A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

He who is not with Me [believing in Me as Lord and Savior] is against Me [there is no impartial position]; and he who does not gather with Me [assisting in My ministry], scatters.

Then why did you not [at the very least] put my money in a bank? Then on my return, I would have collected it with interest.’

so that there would be no division or discord in the body [that is, lack of adaptation of the parts to each other], but that the parts may have the same concern for one another.

For Titus not only accepted our appeal, but was so very interested in you that he has gone to visit you of his own accord.

For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth [and the gospel—the good news of salvation].

I rejoiced greatly in the Lord, that now at last you have renewed your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned about me before, but you had no opportunity to show it.