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- "Every manª [shall give] as he is able,ªª according to the blessingª of the LORDª thy Godª which¹ he hath givenª° thee." {Deu 16:17} + "The blessingª of the LORD,ª it¹ maketh rich,ª° and he addethª° no¹ sorrowª with¹ it." {Prv 10:22} + "Who¹ knowethª° [if] he will returnª° and repent,ª° and leaveª° a blessingª behindª him; [even] a meat offeringª and a drink offeringª unto the LORDª your God?ª" {Jol 2:14} + "And now,¹ I pray you,¹ considerªª° from¹ this¹ dayª and upward,ª from beforeª¹ a stoneª was laidª° upon¹ a stoneª in the templeª of the LORD:ª ... Is the seedª yet¹ in the barn?ª yea, as yet¹ the vine,ª and the fig tree,ª and the pomegranate,ª and the oliveª tree,ª hath not¹ brought forth:ª° from¹ this¹ dayª will I blessª° [you]." {Hgg 2:15-19} + "Bringª° ye¹ all¹ the tithesª into¹ the storehouse,ª¹ that there may be¹ meatª in mine house,ª and proveª° me now¹ herewith,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª if¹ I will not¹ openª° you¹ the windowsª of heaven,ª and pour you outª° a blessing,ª that¹ [there shall] not¹ [be room] enoughª [to receive it]. ... And I will rebukeª° the devourerª° for your sakes, and he shall not¹ destroyª°¹ the fruitsª of your ground;ª neither¹ shall your vineª cast her fruit²° before the time¹ in the field,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:10-11} + "Upon² the firstª¹ [day] of the weekª let²° every oneª of youª layª° byª himª in store,ª° asªª [God] hath prospered¹ him,²° that²°¹ there beª° no²¹ gatheringsª² whenª I come.ª°" {1Co 16:2} + "Andª hereinªª I giveª° [my] advice:ª forª thisª is expedientª° for you,ª whoª have begun before,ª° notª onlyª to do,ª° butª alsoª to be forwardª° a year² ago.ª¹" {2Co 8:10} + "Forª if¹ there² be firstª° a willing mind,²¹ [it is] acceptedª according to² that²¹ a manª hath,ª°¹ [and] notª according to thatª he hathª° not.ª" {2Co 8:12} + "Thereforeª I thoughtª° it necessaryª to exhortª° the¹ brethren,ª thatª they would go beforeª° untoª you,ª andª make up beforehandª° yourª bounty,ª whereof ye had notice before,ª° that the sameª might beª° ready,ªª asª [a matter of] bounty,ª andª notª asª [of] covetousness.ª ... Being enrichedª° inª every thingª toª allª bountifulness,ª whichª causethª° throughª usª thanksgivingª to God.ª" {2Co 9:5-11}
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