Asking For Money

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much, — read the full passage →

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

`And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it <FI>is<Fi> who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; -- — read the full passage →

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury--rich men, — read the full passage →

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down; — read the full passage →

In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man. — read the full passage →

on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

`And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

And concerning the collection that <FI>is<Fi> for the saints, as I directed to the assemblies of Galatia, so also ye--do ye; — read the full passage →

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

for where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and he said to them, `Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> silver, nor he who is in love with stores <FI>with<Fi> increase. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

The blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?' — read the full passage →

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: `In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for <FI>it is<Fi> not as man seeth--for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

`If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days--till the full end of the age.'

Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

And David the king saith to all the assembly, `Solomon my son--the one on whom God hath fixed--<FI> is<Fi> young and tender, and the work <FI>is<Fi> great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching, — read the full passage →

Am not I an apostle? am not I free? Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen? my work are not ye in the Lord? — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing? — read the full passage →

`But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who <FI>is<Fi> in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. — read the full passage →

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I--I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

is any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord, — read the full passage →

Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --

And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, — read the full passage →

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

From the afflicted he hath turned back his hand, Usury and increase he hath not taken, My judgments he hath done, In My statutes he hath walked, He doth not die for the iniquity of his father, He doth surely live.

And it cometh to pass on the day of Moses' finishing setting up the tabernacle, that he anointeth it, and sanctifieth it, and all its vessels, and the altar, and all its vessels, and he anointeth them, and sanctifieth them, — read the full passage →

And the king of Sodom saith unto Abram, `Give to me the persons, and the substance take to thyself,' — read the full passage →

beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

Your own selves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your own selves prove ye; do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of?

for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;

`Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

`But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

each according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God, which He hath given to thee.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content; — read the full passage →

And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, — read the full passage →

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came--not in superiority of discourse or wisdom--declaring to you the testimony of God, — read the full passage →

for both, if we may live, to the Lord we live; if also we may die, to the Lord we die; both then if we may live, also if we may die, we are the Lord's;

and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to him from their substance.

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

The good of eye--he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him--how doth the love of God remain in him?

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, — read the full passage →

feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved. — read the full passage →

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted; — read the full passage →

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law--the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved <FI>you<Fi> to do, and those not to neglect.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens. — read the full passage →

Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers, — read the full passage →