11 Bible Verses about lent
Most Relevant Verses
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
But meat commendeth us not to God; for neither if we eat, are we the better, nor if we eat not, are we the worse.
Hear another parable. There was a certain housholder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Give to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods.
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with interest.
Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing, and when they were ended he hungered.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
And the lord of that servant, moved with tender compassion, loosed him and forgave him the debt.
