Thematic Bible: Rules for


Thematic Bible



TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They receive their reward. But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing: read more.
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.

But this I add, He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly, and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully. Let every man, as he hath purposed in heart, give, not with reluctance or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

On the first day of the week let every one of you set apart with himself, treasuring it up, whatsoever he may please to give, that when I come there may be then no gatherings. Verse ConceptsAbility, To GiveGiving, Of PossessionsBeing In DebtHolidayLord's Day, TheSabbath, In NtThriftGenerosity, Used TowardsProsperityThe First Day Of The WeekAccording To ThingsStoring Other ThingsGiving Money To The ChurchFinancesMoney BlessingsSaving Money

Now then accomplish also the doing it, that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be also to perform out of that which ye have. For if there is first a ready mind, a man is acceptable according to what he hath, and not according to what he hath not.

but that according to equality, your abundance on the present occasion should afford a supply for their deficiency, that their abundance also may supply your deficiency, that there may be equality. Verse ConceptsPeople ProvidingPlenty For The PoorSurplusAbundanceReciprocityHelping Those In NeedHelping Others In Needfairnesssales