The Lottery

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. — read the full passage →

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? Forrichescertainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:— — read the full passage →

I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. — read the full passage →

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. — read the full passage →

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.