Philippians 4:17 Not that I seek the gift itself, but I do seek the profit which increases to your [heavenly] account [the blessing which is accumulating for you].

4:17 AMP

逐节对照

Amplified Bible - Not that I seek the gift itself, but I do seek the profit which increases to your [heavenly] account [the blessing which is accumulating for you].
新标点和合本 - 我并不求什么馈送，所求的就是你们的果子渐渐增多，归在你们的账上。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我并不求什么馈赠，只求你们的果子不断增多，归在你们的账上。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我并不求什么馈赠，只求你们的果子不断增多，归在你们的账上。
当代译本 - 我不求得到馈赠，只求有更多成果归在你们账上。
圣经新译本 - 我并不求礼物，只求你们的果子不断增加，归在你们的帐上。
中文标准译本 - 我并不是求什么供应，而是求你们的果子增多，归在你们的账上。
现代标点和合本 - 我并不求什么馈送，所求的就是你们的果子渐渐增多，归在你们的账上。
和合本（拼音版） - 我并不求什么馈送，所求的就是你们的果子渐渐增多，归在你们的账上。
New International Version - Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.
New International Reader's Version - It is not that I want your gifts. What I really want is what is best for you.
English Standard Version - Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
New Living Translation - I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness.
Christian Standard Bible - Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit that is increasing to your account.
New American Standard Bible - Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the profit which increases to your account.
New King James Version - Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.
American Standard Version - Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account.
King James Version - Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
New English Translation - I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.
World English Bible - Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.
新標點和合本 - 我並不求甚麼餽送，所求的就是你們的果子漸漸增多，歸在你們的帳上。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我並不求甚麼饋贈，只求你們的果子不斷增多，歸在你們的賬上。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我並不求甚麼饋贈，只求你們的果子不斷增多，歸在你們的賬上。
當代譯本 - 我不求得到饋贈，只求有更多成果歸在你們賬上。
聖經新譯本 - 我並不求禮物，只求你們的果子不斷增加，歸在你們的帳上。
呂振中譯本 - 這並不是我希求着贈品，我乃是切求着果子增多，歸在你們賬上。
中文標準譯本 - 我並不是求什麼供應，而是求你們的果子增多，歸在你們的帳上。
現代標點和合本 - 我並不求什麼饋送，所求的就是你們的果子漸漸增多，歸在你們的帳上。
文理和合譯本 - 我非求贈、乃求結實繁多、以益於爾、
文理委辦譯本 - 我不求贈於人、第求爾結實益繁、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我言此、非我求贈、惟欲爾多結果、使爾獲益、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 顧予所為汲汲者、不在爾之資助、而在為爾廣收慷慨之妙果耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - No digo esto porque esté tratando de conseguir más ofrendas, sino que trato de aumentar el crédito a su cuenta.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 선물을 바라는 것이 아니라 오히려 여러분에게 유익이 돌아가기를 바라는 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
Восточный перевод - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ce n’est pas que je tienne à recevoir des dons ; ce qui m’intéresse, c’est qu’un plus grand nombre de fruits soit porté à votre actif.
リビングバイブル - 贈り物を感謝するのはもちろんのこと、何よりもうれしいのは、その親切な行いのゆえにあなたがたが受ける、豊かな報いのことです。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὐχ ὅτι ἐπιζητῶ τὸ δόμα, ἀλλ’ ἐπιζητῶ τὸν καρπὸν τὸν πλεονάζοντα εἰς λόγον ὑμῶν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὐχ ὅτι ἐπιζητῶ τὸ δόμα, ἀλλὰ ἐπιζητῶ τὸν καρπὸν τὸν πλεονάζοντα εἰς λόγον ὑμῶν.
Nova Versão Internacional - Não que eu esteja procurando ofertas, mas o que pode ser creditado na conta de vocês.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich schreibe das nicht, weil ich mir weitere finanzielle Unterstützung erhoffe. Es geht mir um die Frucht, die daraus erwächst: Gott wird euch für eure Liebe und Fürsorge belohnen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Không phải tôi thích được quà, nhưng tôi muốn anh chị em được Chúa thưởng lại dồi dào vì nghĩa cử cao đẹp.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ไม่ใช่ว่าข้าพเจ้าอยากได้ของกำนัล แต่ข้าพเจ้าอยากให้ตัวเลขในบัญชีของท่านเพิ่มขึ้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - มิใช่ว่าข้าพเจ้าใจจดจ่อเพื่อคอยรับของฝาก แต่ข้าพเจ้าใจจดจ่อที่จะเห็นท่านได้รับผลเพิ่มขึ้นซึ่งเป็นส่วนได้ของท่าน

交叉引用

2 Peter 2:15 - Abandoning the straight road [that is, the right way to live], they have gone astray; they have followed the way of [the false teacher] Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the reward of wickedness;
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
Jude 1:11 - Woe to them! For they have gone the [defiant] way of Cain, and for profit they have run headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of [mutinous] Korah.
Philippians 1:11 - filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God [so that His glory may be both revealed and recognized].
2 Peter 2:3 - And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
2 Corinthians 11:16 - I repeat then, let no one think that I am foolish; but even if you do, at least accept me as foolish, so that I too may boast a little.
1 Timothy 3:3 - not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical].
Micah 7:1 - Woe is me (judgment is coming)! For I am Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves.
1 Corinthians 9:11 - If we have sown [the good seed of] spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
1 Corinthians 9:12 - If others share in this rightful claim over you, do not we even more? However, we did not exercise this right, but we put up with everything so that we will not hinder [the spread of] the good news of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:13 - Do you not know that those who officiate in the sacred services of the temple eat from the temple [offerings of meat and bread] and those who regularly attend the altar have their share from the [offerings brought to the] altar?
1 Corinthians 9:14 - So also [on the same principle] the Lord directed those who preach the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:15 - But I have used none of these privileges, nor am I writing this [to suggest] that any such provision be made for me now. For it would be better for me to die than to have anyone deprive me of my boast [in this matter of financial support].
Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:35 - For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
Matthew 25:36 - I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison, and you came to Me [ignoring personal danger].’
Matthew 25:37 - Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
Matthew 25:38 - And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
Matthew 25:39 - And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
Matthew 25:40 - The King will answer and say to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.’
Romans 15:28 - Therefore, when I have finished this [mission] and have safely given to them what has been raised, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
Luke 14:12 - Jesus also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.
Luke 14:13 - But when you give a banquet or a reception, invite the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind,
Luke 14:14 - and you will be blessed because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous (the just, the upright).”
Matthew 10:40 - “He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
Matthew 10:41 - He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Matthew 10:42 - And whoever gives to one of these little ones [these who are humble in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.”
Proverbs 19:17 - He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the Lord, And the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
1 Peter 5:2 - shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;
Malachi 1:10 - “Oh, that there were even one among you [whose duty it is to minister to Me] who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar uselessly [with an empty, worthless pretense]! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
Acts 20:33 - I had no desire for anyone’s silver or gold or [expensive] clothes.
Acts 20:34 - You know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs [working in manual labor] and to [those of] the people who were with me.
John 15:16 - You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.
2 Corinthians 9:5 - That is why I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you [before I come] and make arrangements in advance for this generous, previously promised gift of yours, so that it would be ready, not as something extorted [or wrung out of you], but as a [voluntary and] generous gift.
Titus 1:7 - For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain [but financially ethical].
1 Thessalonians 2:5 - For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—
John 15:8 - My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.
Philippians 4:11 - Not that I speak from [any personal] need, for I have learned to be content [and self-sufficient through Christ, satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or uneasy] regardless of my circumstances.
2 Corinthians 9:9 - As it is written and forever remains written, “He [the benevolent and generous person] scattered abroad, he gave to the poor, His righteousness endures forever!”
2 Corinthians 9:10 - Now He who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed for sowing [that is, your resources] and increase the harvest of your righteousness [which shows itself in active goodness, kindness, and love].
2 Corinthians 9:11 - You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous, and this [generosity, administered] through us is producing thanksgiving to God [from those who benefit].
2 Corinthians 9:12 - For the ministry of this service (offering) is not only supplying the needs of the saints (God’s people), but is also overflowing through many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:13 - Because of this act of ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to the gospel of Christ which you confess, as well as for your generous participation [in this gift] for them and for all [the other believers in need],
Hebrews 6:10 - For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
Titus 3:14 - Our people must learn to do good deeds to meet necessary demands [whatever the occasion may require], so that they will not be unproductive.

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - Not that I seek the gift itself, but I do seek the profit which increases to your [heavenly] account [the blessing which is accumulating for you].
新标点和合本 - 我并不求什么馈送，所求的就是你们的果子渐渐增多，归在你们的账上。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我并不求什么馈赠，只求你们的果子不断增多，归在你们的账上。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我并不求什么馈赠，只求你们的果子不断增多，归在你们的账上。
当代译本 - 我不求得到馈赠，只求有更多成果归在你们账上。
圣经新译本 - 我并不求礼物，只求你们的果子不断增加，归在你们的帐上。
中文标准译本 - 我并不是求什么供应，而是求你们的果子增多，归在你们的账上。
现代标点和合本 - 我并不求什么馈送，所求的就是你们的果子渐渐增多，归在你们的账上。
和合本（拼音版） - 我并不求什么馈送，所求的就是你们的果子渐渐增多，归在你们的账上。
New International Version - Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.
New International Reader's Version - It is not that I want your gifts. What I really want is what is best for you.
English Standard Version - Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
New Living Translation - I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness.
Christian Standard Bible - Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit that is increasing to your account.
New American Standard Bible - Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the profit which increases to your account.
New King James Version - Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.
American Standard Version - Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account.
King James Version - Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
New English Translation - I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.
World English Bible - Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.
新標點和合本 - 我並不求甚麼餽送，所求的就是你們的果子漸漸增多，歸在你們的帳上。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我並不求甚麼饋贈，只求你們的果子不斷增多，歸在你們的賬上。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我並不求甚麼饋贈，只求你們的果子不斷增多，歸在你們的賬上。
當代譯本 - 我不求得到饋贈，只求有更多成果歸在你們賬上。
聖經新譯本 - 我並不求禮物，只求你們的果子不斷增加，歸在你們的帳上。
呂振中譯本 - 這並不是我希求着贈品，我乃是切求着果子增多，歸在你們賬上。
中文標準譯本 - 我並不是求什麼供應，而是求你們的果子增多，歸在你們的帳上。
現代標點和合本 - 我並不求什麼饋送，所求的就是你們的果子漸漸增多，歸在你們的帳上。
文理和合譯本 - 我非求贈、乃求結實繁多、以益於爾、
文理委辦譯本 - 我不求贈於人、第求爾結實益繁、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我言此、非我求贈、惟欲爾多結果、使爾獲益、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 顧予所為汲汲者、不在爾之資助、而在為爾廣收慷慨之妙果耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - No digo esto porque esté tratando de conseguir más ofrendas, sino que trato de aumentar el crédito a su cuenta.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 선물을 바라는 것이 아니라 오히려 여러분에게 유익이 돌아가기를 바라는 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
Восточный перевод - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я говорю это не для того, чтобы что-то получить от вас, но хочу, чтобы вы делали то, что будет служить к вашему же благу.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ce n’est pas que je tienne à recevoir des dons ; ce qui m’intéresse, c’est qu’un plus grand nombre de fruits soit porté à votre actif.
リビングバイブル - 贈り物を感謝するのはもちろんのこと、何よりもうれしいのは、その親切な行いのゆえにあなたがたが受ける、豊かな報いのことです。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὐχ ὅτι ἐπιζητῶ τὸ δόμα, ἀλλ’ ἐπιζητῶ τὸν καρπὸν τὸν πλεονάζοντα εἰς λόγον ὑμῶν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὐχ ὅτι ἐπιζητῶ τὸ δόμα, ἀλλὰ ἐπιζητῶ τὸν καρπὸν τὸν πλεονάζοντα εἰς λόγον ὑμῶν.
Nova Versão Internacional - Não que eu esteja procurando ofertas, mas o que pode ser creditado na conta de vocês.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich schreibe das nicht, weil ich mir weitere finanzielle Unterstützung erhoffe. Es geht mir um die Frucht, die daraus erwächst: Gott wird euch für eure Liebe und Fürsorge belohnen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Không phải tôi thích được quà, nhưng tôi muốn anh chị em được Chúa thưởng lại dồi dào vì nghĩa cử cao đẹp.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ไม่ใช่ว่าข้าพเจ้าอยากได้ของกำนัล แต่ข้าพเจ้าอยากให้ตัวเลขในบัญชีของท่านเพิ่มขึ้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - มิใช่ว่าข้าพเจ้าใจจดจ่อเพื่อคอยรับของฝาก แต่ข้าพเจ้าใจจดจ่อที่จะเห็นท่านได้รับผลเพิ่มขึ้นซึ่งเป็นส่วนได้ของท่าน

2 Peter 2:15 - Abandoning the straight road [that is, the right way to live], they have gone astray; they have followed the way of [the false teacher] Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the reward of wickedness;
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
Jude 1:11 - Woe to them! For they have gone the [defiant] way of Cain, and for profit they have run headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of [mutinous] Korah.
Philippians 1:11 - filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God [so that His glory may be both revealed and recognized].
2 Peter 2:3 - And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
2 Corinthians 11:16 - I repeat then, let no one think that I am foolish; but even if you do, at least accept me as foolish, so that I too may boast a little.
1 Timothy 3:3 - not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical].
Micah 7:1 - Woe is me (judgment is coming)! For I am Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves.
1 Corinthians 9:11 - If we have sown [the good seed of] spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
1 Corinthians 9:12 - If others share in this rightful claim over you, do not we even more? However, we did not exercise this right, but we put up with everything so that we will not hinder [the spread of] the good news of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:13 - Do you not know that those who officiate in the sacred services of the temple eat from the temple [offerings of meat and bread] and those who regularly attend the altar have their share from the [offerings brought to the] altar?
1 Corinthians 9:14 - So also [on the same principle] the Lord directed those who preach the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:15 - But I have used none of these privileges, nor am I writing this [to suggest] that any such provision be made for me now. For it would be better for me to die than to have anyone deprive me of my boast [in this matter of financial support].
Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:35 - For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
Matthew 25:36 - I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison, and you came to Me [ignoring personal danger].’
Matthew 25:37 - Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
Matthew 25:38 - And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
Matthew 25:39 - And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
Matthew 25:40 - The King will answer and say to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.’
Romans 15:28 - Therefore, when I have finished this [mission] and have safely given to them what has been raised, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
Luke 14:12 - Jesus also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.
Luke 14:13 - But when you give a banquet or a reception, invite the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind,
Luke 14:14 - and you will be blessed because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous (the just, the upright).”
Matthew 10:40 - “He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
Matthew 10:41 - He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Matthew 10:42 - And whoever gives to one of these little ones [these who are humble in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.”
Proverbs 19:17 - He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the Lord, And the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
1 Peter 5:2 - shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;
Malachi 1:10 - “Oh, that there were even one among you [whose duty it is to minister to Me] who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar uselessly [with an empty, worthless pretense]! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
Acts 20:33 - I had no desire for anyone’s silver or gold or [expensive] clothes.
Acts 20:34 - You know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs [working in manual labor] and to [those of] the people who were with me.
John 15:16 - You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.
2 Corinthians 9:5 - That is why I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you [before I come] and make arrangements in advance for this generous, previously promised gift of yours, so that it would be ready, not as something extorted [or wrung out of you], but as a [voluntary and] generous gift.
Titus 1:7 - For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain [but financially ethical].
1 Thessalonians 2:5 - For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—
John 15:8 - My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.
Philippians 4:11 - Not that I speak from [any personal] need, for I have learned to be content [and self-sufficient through Christ, satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or uneasy] regardless of my circumstances.
2 Corinthians 9:9 - As it is written and forever remains written, “He [the benevolent and generous person] scattered abroad, he gave to the poor, His righteousness endures forever!”
2 Corinthians 9:10 - Now He who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed for sowing [that is, your resources] and increase the harvest of your righteousness [which shows itself in active goodness, kindness, and love].
2 Corinthians 9:11 - You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous, and this [generosity, administered] through us is producing thanksgiving to God [from those who benefit].
2 Corinthians 9:12 - For the ministry of this service (offering) is not only supplying the needs of the saints (God’s people), but is also overflowing through many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:13 - Because of this act of ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to the gospel of Christ which you confess, as well as for your generous participation [in this gift] for them and for all [the other believers in need],
Hebrews 6:10 - For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
Titus 3:14 - Our people must learn to do good deeds to meet necessary demands [whatever the occasion may require], so that they will not be unproductive.