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`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

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

Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.

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

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?

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;

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 →

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

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.

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

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

Without counsel <FI>is<Fi> the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

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; --

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

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 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,

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 →

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; — read the full passage →

A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

`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? — 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 →

Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it. — read the full passage →

Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

`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 →

She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

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

Also, without knowledge the soul <FI>is<Fi> not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.

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 →

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal,

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

Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

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 who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

`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.'

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.

Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. — read the full passage →

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

Whoso is slow to anger <FI>is<Fi> of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

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 →

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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 →

`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.

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

In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike <FI>are<Fi> good.

There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil. — read the full passage →

Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.

She hath perceived when her merchandise <FI>is<Fi> good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.

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

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

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to 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 to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

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 while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest. — read the full passage →

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

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

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

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,

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

`And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business. — read the full passage →

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much; — 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 →

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 →

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and to the teaching according to piety,

Necessary, therefore, I thought <FI>it<Fi> to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

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

but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind, — read the full passage →

Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it. — read the full passage →

Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

The good of eye--he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

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

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

And the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talents of gold, — read the full passage →

only when there is no needy one with thee, for Jehovah doth greatly bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--an inheritance to possess it.

`And when ye come in unto the land, and have planted all <FI>kinds<Fi> of trees <FI>for<Fi> food, then ye have reckoned as uncircumcised its fruit, three years it is to you uncircumcised, it is not eaten, — read the full passage →

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,

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 →

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, `Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;'

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

Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

if any one doth speak--`as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister--`as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power--to the ages of the ages. Amen.

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

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

And I will come unto you, when I pass through Macedonia--for Macedonia I do pass through--

and all the same spiritual food did eat,

Nicodemus saith unto him, `How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come--a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'