Thematic Bible: Parsimony
Thematic Bible
Parsimony » General references to
"Why wasn't this perfume sold for 300 denarii and the money given to the destitute?"
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Whoever gives to the poor will never lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty will be cursed.
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Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor will also cry himself, but he won't be answered.
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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.
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Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
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I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,
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Parsimony » In withholding offerings
You haven't bought me sweet cane with money, nor have you satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. You have only burdened me with your sins and made me tired with your iniquities.
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I also learned that the allotments for the descendants of Levi had not been distributed. As a result, the descendants of Levi and singers who were responsible for the service had each left to go back to their fields.
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They shut the doors to the vestibule of the Temple, extinguished its lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel in the Holy Place.
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"Will a person rob God? Yet you are robbing me! But you ask, "How are we robbing you?' "By the tithe and the offering.
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But then a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold some property. With his wife's full knowledge, he kept back some of the money for himself and brought the remainder and laid it at the apostles' feet.
Poverty » Contributing causes of sinful » Parsimony
Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
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