Paying Your Debts

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

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.

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

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

Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

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. — read the full passage →

and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

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.'

(not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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

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

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

tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?' — read the full passage →

`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.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> . — 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.'

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

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 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.

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

A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

Evil <FI>one<Fi> suffereth when he hath been surety <FI>for<Fi> a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

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.

`Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure--the heavens--to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou--thou dost not borrow.

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

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet; — read the full passage →

`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.

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

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

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

`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.

`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?

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

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent <FI>to<Fi> many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.

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

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady.

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> .

`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;

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

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience, — read the full passage →

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

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

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

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, — read the full passage →

And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.' — read the full passage →

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →

`And when a man doth ask <FI>anything<Fi> from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died--its owner not being with it--he doth certainly repay;

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,

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;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

And when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, `Gather together the broken pieces that are over, that nothing may be lost;'

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

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

`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it <FI>is<Fi> he is taking in pledge.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

for all the law in one word is fulfilled--in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

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 →

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much.

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

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep; — read the full passage →

they say to him, `Caesar's;' then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens.

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed <FI>is<Fi> for a blessing.

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

and the priest, son of Aaron, hath been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God unto the chambers, to the treasure-house;

And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou <FI>and<Fi> thy sons do live of the rest.'

the sojourner who <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst goeth up above thee very high, and thou goest down very low; — read the full passage →

`When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.

`Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

Jesus said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming--I am;'

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.

`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;

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much. — read the full passage →

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 →

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.

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

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want. — read the full passage →

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

Good <FI>is<Fi> the man--gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

`And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee; — read the full passage →

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, — read the full passage →

Go, now, ye who are saying, `To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;' — read the full passage →

If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' --ye do well;

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 →