Pledging

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: — read the full passage →

And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

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.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

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

They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:

If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.

And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

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;

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

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.

And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.

When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. — read the full passage →

When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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 →

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

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?

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

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

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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;

For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

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:

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

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

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: — read the full passage →

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago. — 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.

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. — read the full passage →

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

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

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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.

And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, — read the full passage →

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

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.