Getting Out Of Debt

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

`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?

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

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

if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful--the true who will entrust to you?

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,

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

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,

for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor--being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

so that even unto the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the sicknesses departed from them; the evil spirits also went forth from them.

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

`And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

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

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

`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.

and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

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

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round? — read the full passage →

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;

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

`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.'

`And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;

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

and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

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

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound 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 to you--they have their reward!

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

`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants, — read the full passage →

Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?'

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. — read the full passage →

Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?' — read the full passage →

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

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

`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.

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 →

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

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 →

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

and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names <FI>are<Fi> in the book of life.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

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.

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

`Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty; — read the full passage →

and--if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them;

(Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

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