Thematic Bible: Scriptural rules for
Thematic Bible
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to ability
"He will then make one of the turtledoves or young pigeons, which are within his means,
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If he is too poor to pay the conversion value, he must stand the person before the priest and the priest will establish his conversion value; according to what the man who made the vow can afford, the priest will establish his conversion value.
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Every one of you must give as you are able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.
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As they were able, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly robes.
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I said to them, "To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, so that we can then buy them back!" They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.
So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
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For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.
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Giving » Scriptural rules for » Freely
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
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Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive."
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Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to income
Every one of you must give as you are able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.
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Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.
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Giving » Scriptural rules for » Regularly, every week
On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come.
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Giving » Scriptural rules for » Cheerfully
Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.
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Giving » Scriptural rules for » With simplicity
if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
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Giving » Scriptural rules for » Without ostentation
But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
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