Possessions

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy; — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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.'

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him--how doth the love of God remain in him?

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,

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;

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 all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world,

And they have been to Me, said Jehovah of Hosts, In the day that I am appointing--a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one hath pity on his son who is serving him.

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common. — read the full passage →

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;

for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

and now, I did write to you not to keep company with <FI>him<Fi> , if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner--with such a one not even to eat together;

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 →

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 all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

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.

A Psalm of David. To Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world, — read the full passage →

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

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

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.

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

`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.

Mine <FI>is<Fi> the silver, and Mine the gold, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

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; — read the full passage →

`And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: --

And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.' — read the full passage →

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

`And--a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day, — read the full passage →

`No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

`So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

`At that time hath Jehovah said unto me, Grave for thee two tables of stone, like the first, and come up unto Me, into the mount, and thou hast made for thee an ark of wood, — read the full passage →

and he did cry in might--a great voice, saying, `Fall, fall did Babylon the great, and she became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird,

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,

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; --

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,

Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen <FI>are<Fi> temporary, but the things not seen <FI>are<Fi> age-during.

and this he said, signifying by what death he shall glorify God; and having said this, he saith to him, `Be following me.' — read the full passage →

and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

And he said also to him who did call him, `When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee; — read the full passage →

And there were present certain at that time, telling him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate did mingle with their sacrifices; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, `Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.' — read the full passage →

`And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

`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 one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

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

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

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!

I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.

Crooked <FI>is<Fi> the heart above all things, And it <FI>is<Fi> incurable--who doth know it?

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

And Achan answereth Joshua, and saith, `Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done; — read the full passage →

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!'

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

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

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour:

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, — read the full passage →

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

but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you--anathema let him be! — read the full passage →

for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,

and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,

`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.

And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, — read the full passage →

and having called him, he said to him, What <FI>is<Fi> this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him, — read the full passage →

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;

At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy; — read the full passage →

and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

And his disciples having heard, were amazed exceedingly, saying, `Who, then, is able to be saved?'

And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?' — read the full passage →

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

`But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

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.

salute ye those in Laodicea--brethren, and Nymphas, and the assembly in his house;

Salute you do the assemblies of Asia; salute you much in the Lord do Aquilas and Priscilla, with the assembly in their house;

and the assembly at their house; salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is first-fruit of Achaia to Christ.

For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house:

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

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,

testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.