"He that oppressethª° the poorª reproachethª° his Maker:ª° but he that honourethª° him hath mercyª° on the poor.ª" {Prv 14:31} + "And Melchizedekª kingª of Salemª brought forthª° breadª and wine:ª and he¹ [was] the priestª of the most highª God.ª ... And the kingª of Sodomª saidª° unto¹ Abram,ª Giveª° me the persons,ª and takeª° the goodsª to thyself." {Gen 14:18-21} + "And this¹ stone,ª which¹ I have setª° [for] a pillar,ª shall be¹ God'sª house:ª and of all¹ that¹ thou shalt giveª° me I will surely²° give the tenthª° unto thee." {Gen 28:22} + "Thou shalt not¹ delayª° [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits,ª and of thy liquors:ª the firstbornª of thy sonsª shalt thou giveª° unto me." {Exd 22:29} + "The firstª of the firstfruitsª of thy landª thou shalt bringª° into the houseª of the LORDª thy God.ª Thou shalt not¹ seetheª° a kidª in his mother'sª milk.ª" {Exd 23:19} + "The firstª of the firstfruitsª of thy landª thou shalt bringª° unto the houseª of the LORDª thy God.ª Thou shalt not¹ seetheª° a kidª in his mother'sª milk.ª" {Exd 34:26} + "And all¹ the congregationª of the childrenª of Israelª departedª° from the presenceª¹ of Moses.ª ... The childrenª of Israelª broughtª° a willing offeringª unto the LORD,ª every¹ manª and woman,ª whoseª heartª made them willingª°¹ to bringª° for all manner¹ of work,ª which¹ the LORDª had commandedª° to be madeª° by the handª of Moses.ª" {Exd 35:20-29} + "That the princesª of Israel,ª headsª of the houseª of their fathers,ª who¹ [were] the princesª of the tribes,ª and were overª° them¹ that were numbered,ª°¹ offered:ª° ... And when Mosesª was goneª° into¹ the tabernacleª of the congregationª to speakª° with¹ him, then he heardª°¹ the voiceª of one speakingª° unto¹ him from off¹¹ the mercy seatª that¹ [was] upon¹ the arkª of testimony,ª from between¹¹ the twoª cherubims:ª and he spakeª° unto¹ him." {Num 7:2-89} + "We have therefore broughtª°¹ an oblationª for the LORD,ª what¹ every manª hath gotten,ª° of jewelsª of gold,ª chains,ª and bracelets,ª rings,ª earrings,ª and tablets,ª to make an atonementª° for¹ our soulsª beforeª the LORD.ª ... And Mosesª and Eleazarª the priestª tookª°¹ the goldª of¹¹ the captainsª of thousandsª and of hundreds,ª and broughtª° it into¹ the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª [for] a memorialª for the childrenª of Israelª beforeª the LORD.ª" {Num 31:50-54} + "That thou shalt takeª° of the firstª¹ of all¹ the fruitª of the earth,ª which¹ thou shalt bringª° of thy landª¹ that¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, and shalt putª° [it] in a basket,ª and shalt goª° unto¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall chooseª° to placeª° his nameª there.¹ ... Look downª° from thy holyª habitation,ª¹ from¹ heaven,ª and blessª°¹ thy peopleª¹ Israel,ª and the landª which¹ thou hast givenª° us, as¹ thou swarestª° unto our fathers,ª a landª that flowethª° with milkª and honey.ª" {Deu 26:2-15} + "[Is it] timeª for you, O ye,¹ to dwellª° in your cieledª° houses,ª and this¹ houseª [lie] waste?ª ... Ye lookedª° for¹ much,ª° and, lo,¹ [it came] to little;ª and when ye broughtª° [it] home,ª I did blowª° upon it. Why?¹¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª Becauseª of mine houseª that¹ [is] waste,ª and ye¹ runª° every manª unto his own house.ª" {Hgg 1:4-9} + "Will a manª robª° God?ª Yet¹ ye¹ have robbedª° me. But ye say,ª° Wherein¹ have we robbedª° thee? In tithesª and offerings.ª ... Ye¹ [are] cursedª° with a curse:ª for ye¹ have robbedª° me, [even] this whole¹ nation.ª" {Mal 3:8-9} + "Forª ye haveª° the¹ poorª withª youª always,ª andª whensoeverª ye willª° ye mayª° doª° themª good:ª butª meª ye haveª° notª always.ª ... She hath doneª° whatª sheª°² could:ª° she is come aforehandª° to anointª° myª bodyª toª the¹ burying.ª" {Mrk 14:7-8} + "Andª Judasª Iscariot,ª oneª of the¹ twelve,ª wentª° untoª the¹ chief priests,ª toª betrayª° himª unto them.ª ... The¹ Sonª of manª indeedª goeth,ª° asª it is writtenª° ofª him:ª butª woeª to thatª manª byª whomª the¹ Sonª of manª is betrayed!ª° goodª were¹ it²°¹ for thatª manª ifª he² had²° neverª been born.ª°" {Mrk 14:10-21} + "Butª whenª thou makestª° a feast,ª callª° the poor,ª the maimed,ª the lame,ª the blind:ª ... Andª thou shalt beª° blessed;ª forª they cannotªª° recompenseª° thee:ª forª thouª shalt be recompensedª° atª the¹ resurrectionª of the¹ just.ª" {Lke 14:13-14} + "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} + "How thatª inª a greatª trialª of afflictionª the¹ abundanceª of theirª joyª andª theirª deepª povertyª² aboundedª° untoª the¹ richesª of theirª liberality.ª ... Forª toª [their] power,ª I bear record,ª° yea, andª beyondª [their] powerª [they were] willing of themselves;ª" {2Co 8:2-3} + "I speakª° notª byª commandment,ª butª by occasion² of¹ the¹ forwardnessª of others,ª andª to proveª° the¹ sincerityª of yourª love.ª ... Forª ye knowª°° the¹ graceª of ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª that,²¹ though he wasª° rich,ª yet for²° your² sakesª¹ he became poor,ª° thatª yeª through hisª povertyª might be rich.ª°" {2Co 8:8-9} + "Notª becauseª I desireª° a gift:ª butª I desireª° fruitª that may aboundª° toª yourª account.ª ... Butª I haveª° all,ª andª abound:ª° I am full,ª° having receivedª° ofª Epaphroditusª the things¹ [which were sent] fromª you,ª an odourª of a sweet smell,ª a sacrificeª acceptable,ª wellpleasingª to God.ª" {Php 4:17-18} + "Butª whosoªª hathª° this world'sª good,ª andª seethª° his²¹ brotherª haveª° need,ª andª shutteth upª° his²¹ bowelsª [of compassion] fromª him,ª howª dwellethª° the¹ loveª of Godª inª him?ª ... Myª little children,ª let us²° notª loveª° in word,ª neitherª in tongue;ª butª in deedª andª in truth.ª" {1Jn 3:17-18} |
