One person gives freely but gets even richer. Another person doesn’t give what they should but gets even poorer.

有施散的，却更增添；有吝惜过度的，反致穷乏。

有施舍的，钱财增添；吝惜过度，反致穷乏。

有施舍的，钱财增添；吝惜过度，反致穷乏。

有人乐善好施，反倒越来越富；有人一毛不拔，反而越来越穷。

有人慷慨好施，财富却更增添；有人吝啬过度，反招致贫穷。

有人慷慨好施，反增添更多；有人该给不给，却导致缺乏。

有施散的，卻更增添；有吝惜過度的，反致窮乏。

有施捨的，錢財增添；吝惜過度，反致窮乏。

有施捨的，錢財增添；吝惜過度，反致窮乏。

有人樂善好施，反倒越來越富；有人一毛不拔，反而越來越窮。

有人慷慨好施，財富卻更增添；有人吝嗇過度，反招致貧窮。

有的人大方地花錢，反而更添財；有的人過度不放手，反致窮乏。

有人慷慨好施，反增添更多；有人該給不給，卻導致缺乏。

有博施而益增加、有過吝而致貧乏、

有散財而增富厚、有惜財而致貧乏、

有散財者反增添、有惜財過度者反致貧乏、

One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in poverty.

There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and[ there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but[ it tendeth] to poverty.

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

Anyone who is kind to poor people lends to the Lord. God will reward them for what they have done.

They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever. They will be powerful and honored.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good amount will be poured into your lap. It will be pressed down, shaken together, and running over. The same amount you give will be measured out to you.”

An evil person really earns nothing. But the one who plants what is right will certainly be rewarded.

People went to get 20 measures of grain. But they could find only 10. They went to where the wine was stored to get 50 measures. But only 20 were there.You worked very hard to produce all those things. But I struck them with rot, mold and hail. And you still did not return to me,’ announces the Lord.It is the 24th day of the ninth month. From this day on, here is what you should think carefully about. Think about the day when the foundation of my temple was laid.Are any seeds still left in your barns? Until now, your vines and fig trees have not produced any fruit. Your pomegranate and olive trees have not produced any either.“‘ But from this day on I will bless you.’ ”

So I thought I should try to get the brothers to visit you ahead of time. They will finish the plans for the large gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a gift freely given. It will not be given by force.Here is something to remember. The one who plants only a little will gather only a little. And the one who plants a lot will gather a lot.Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn’t give if you don’t want to. You shouldn’t give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver.And God is able to shower all kinds of blessings on you. So in all things and at all times you will have everything you need. You will do more and more good works.It is written,“ They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever.”( Psalm 112:9)God supplies seed for the person who plants. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works.You will be made rich in every way. Then you can always give freely. We will take your many gifts to the people who need them. And they will give thanks to God.

So give freely to needy people. Let your heart be tender toward them. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all your work. He will bless you in everything you do.

In the morning plant your seeds. In the evening keep your hands busy. You don’t know what will succeed. It may be one or the other. Or both might do equally well.

You have planted many seeds. But the crops you have gathered are small. So you eat. But you never have enough. You drink. But you are never full. You put on your clothes. But you are not warm. You earn your pay. But it will not buy everything you need.”

Sell your grain in the market overseas. After a while you might earn something from it.Try to succeed by doing many things. After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.

“ You expected a lot. But you can see what a small amount it turned out to be. I blew away what you brought home. I’ll tell you why,” announces the Lord who rules over all.“ Because my temple is still destroyed. In spite of that, each one of you is busy with your own house.So because of what you have done, the heavens have held back the dew. And the earth has not produced its crops.I ordered the rain not to fall on the fields and mountains. Then the ground did not produce any grain. There were not enough grapes to make fresh wine. The trees did not bear enough olives to make oil. People and cattle suffered. All your hard work failed.”

Someone might get rich by taking interest or profit from poor people. But that person only piles up wealth for someone who will be kind to poor people.

The believers decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. All of them helped as much as they could.They sent their gift to the elders through Barnabas and Saul.