Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
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"Why wasn't this perfume sold for 300 denarii and the money given to the destitute?"
Whoever gives to the poor will never lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty will be cursed.
Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor will also cry himself, but he won't be answered.
You haven't brought me your sheep for a burnt offering, nor have you honored me with your sacrifices, nor have you made meal offerings for me yet I have not tired you about incense!
a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume and poured it on his head while he sat at the table. But when the disciples saw this, they became irritated and said, "Why this waste?
"Will a person rob God? Yet you are robbing me! But you ask, "How are we robbing you?' "By the tithe and the offering.
Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Hoard up
I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him, and that wealth is lost in troubled circumstances. Then a son is born, but there is nothing left for him.
Riches » The wicked » Keep, to their hurt
I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,