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James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?
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Proverbs 11:25
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.
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Deuteronomy 15:4
“ There will be no poor among you, however, because the Lord is certain to bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance—
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2 Corinthians 9 13
They will glorify God for your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with others through the proof provided by this service.
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Acts 2:45-46
They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude,
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Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
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Romans 12:8
if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
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Isaiah 32:5-8
A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important.For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor says what is right.But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.
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Luke 21:1-4
He looked up and saw the rich dropping their offerings into the temple treasury.He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins.“ I tell you the truth,” He said.“ This poor widow has put in more than all of them.For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
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2 Corinthians 1 12
For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.
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1 Thessalonians 1 6
and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.
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2 Corinthians 9 11
You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
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2 Corinthians 6 10
as grieving yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing yet possessing everything.
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1 Thessalonians 3 3-1 Thessalonians 3 4
so that no one will be shaken by these persecutions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.In fact, when we were with you, we told you previously that we were going to suffer persecution, and as you know, it happened.
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Nehemiah 8:10-12
Then he said to them,“ Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your stronghold.”And the Levites quieted all the people, saying,“ Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”Then all the people began to eat and drink, send portions, and have a great celebration, because they had understood the words that were explained to them.
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1 Thessalonians 2 14
For you, brothers, became imitators of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, since you have also suffered the same things from people of your own country, just as they did from the Jews
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Mark 12:42-44
And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.Summoning His disciples, He said to them,“ I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury.For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed— all she had to live on.”