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Acts 24:17
After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people.
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1John 3:17
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2 Corinthians 8 1-2 Corinthians 8 9
We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia:During a severe trial brought about by affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.I can testify that, according to their ability and even beyond their ability, of their own accord,they begged us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints,and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.So we urged Titus that just as he had begun, so he should also complete among you this act of grace.Now as you excel in everything— in faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us— excel also in this act of grace.I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
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Hebrews 13:16
Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
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James 2:15-16
If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily foodand one of you says to them,“ Go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?
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Romans 15:25-27
Right now I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints,because Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.Yes, they were pleased, and indeed are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits, then they are obligated to minister to them in material needs.
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Acts 11:29-30
Each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.They did this, sending it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul.
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1 Corinthians 16 1-1 Corinthians 16 2
Now about the collection for the saints: Do the same as I instructed the Galatian churches.On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he is prospering, so that no collections will need to be made when I come.