“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →
Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin. — read the full passage →
Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, — read the full passage →
to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn’t profit them, because it wasn’t mixed with faith by those who heard.
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →
On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, — read the full passage →
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
but with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ;
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.
For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life — read the full passage →
They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →
But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days,” says the Lord; “I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes, — read the full passage →
Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.
who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →
Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.” — read the full passage →
For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much. — read the full passage →
for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best plunder.
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, — read the full passage →
And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.
Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →
For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia; — read the full passage →
or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also say the same thing? — read the full passage →
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be! — read the full passage →
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
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