Benevolence

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? — read the full passage →

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. — read the full passage →

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

And all that believed were together, and had all things common; — read the full passage →

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. — read the full passage →

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. — read the full passage →

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. — read the full passage →

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: — read the full passage →

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. — read the full passage →

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. — read the full passage →

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, — read the full passage →

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; — read the full passage →

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, — read the full passage →

Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Honour widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →