- giveth:
- or, imparteth, "Distributingª° to the¹ necessityª of saints;ª given²° to¹ hospitality.ª" {Rom 12:13} + "But¹ thou shalt openª°¹ thine handª wideª° unto him, and shalt surely²° lendª° him sufficientª for his need,ª [in that] which¹ he wanteth.ª° ... For¹ the poorª shall never¹ ceaseª° out ofª¹ the land:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee, saying,ª° Thou shalt openª°¹ thine handª wideª° unto thy brother,ª to thy poor,ª and to thy needy,ª in thy land.ª" {Deu 15:8-11} + "Thou shalt furnish²° him liberallyª° out of thy flock,ª¹ and out of thy floor,ª¹ and out of thy winepress:ª¹ [of that] wherewith¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee thou shalt giveª° unto him." {Deu 15:14} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª° ... If¹ his loinsª have not¹ blessedª° me, and [if] he were [not] warmedª° with the fleeceª¹ of my sheep;ª" {Job 31:16-20} + "He hath dispersed,ª° he hath givenª° to the poor;ª his righteousnessª endurethª° for ever;ª his hornª shall be exaltedª° with honour.ª" {Psa 112:9} + "He¹ that hath a bountifulª eyeª shall be blessed;ª° for¹ he givethª° of his breadª¹ to the poor.ª" {Prv 22:9} + "Castª° thy breadª uponª¹ the waters:ª for¹ thou shalt findª° it after manyª days.ª ... Giveª° a portionª to seven,ª and also¹ to eight;ª for¹ thou knowestª° not¹ what¹ evilª shall be¹ upon¹ the earth.ª" {Ecc 11:1-2} + "In the morningª sowª°¹ thy seed,ª and in the eveningª withhold²°¹ not¹ thine hand:ª for¹ thou knowestª° not¹ whetherª¹ shall prosper,ª° either this¹ or¹ that,¹ or whether¹ they bothª [shall be] alikeª good.ª" {Ecc 11:6} + "The vile personª shall be no¹ more¹ calledª° liberal,ª nor¹ the churlª saidª° [to be] bountiful.ª" {Isa 32:5} + "But the liberalª devisethª° liberal things;ª and by¹ liberal thingsª shall he stand.ª°" {Isa 32:8} + "[Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹ ... And the LORDª shall guideª° thee continually,ª and satisfyª° thy soulª in drought,ª and make fatª° thy bones:ª and thou shalt be¹ like a wateredª garden,ª and like a springª of water,ª whose¹ watersª failª° not.¹" {Isa 58:7-11} + "Thereforeª whenª thou doestª° [thine] alms,ª do²° notª sound a trumpetª° beforeª thee,ª asª the¹ hypocritesª doª° inª the¹ synagoguesª andª inª the¹ streets,ª thatª they may have gloryª° ofª men.ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª They haveª° their²¹ reward.ª ... Thatª thineª almsª may beª° inª secret:ª andª thyª Fatherª which² seethª° inª secretª himself²¹ shall rewardª° theeª openly.ªª" {Mtt 6:2-4} + "Andª the¹ Kingª shall answerª° and sayª° unto them,ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª Inasmuch² asª¹ ye have doneª° [it] unto oneª of the¹ leastª of theseª myª brethren,ª ye have doneª° [it] unto me.ª" {Mtt 25:40} + "Andª he looked up,ª° and sawª° the¹ rich menª castingª° their²¹ giftsª intoª the¹ treasury.ª ... Forª allª theseª have ofª theirª abundanceª° cast²° in¹ untoª the¹ offeringsª of God:ª butª sheª°² ofª her²¹ penuryª hath cast²° in¹ allª the¹ livingª thatª she had.ª°" {Lke 21:1-4} + "Andª allª that believedª° wereª° together,ªª andª hadª° all thingsª common;ª ... Andª they, continuingª° dailyªª with one accordª inª the¹ temple,ª andª breakingª° breadª from² house to house,ª¹ did eatª° their meatª withª gladnessª andª singlenessª of heart,ª" {Act 2:44-46} + "Andª with greatª powerª gaveª° the¹ apostlesª witnessª of the¹ resurrectionª of the¹ Lordª Jesus:ª andª greatª graceª wasª° uponª themª all.ª ... Andª laid [them] downª° atª the¹ apostles'ª feet:ª andª distribution was madeª° unto every manª according² asª¹ he¹ hadª° need.ª²" {Act 4:33-35} + "Andª there stood upª° oneª ofª themª namedª Agabus,ª and signifiedª° byª the¹ Spiritª that there should¹ beª²°° greatª dearthª throughoutª allª the¹ world:ª whichªª came to passª° in the days ofª Claudiusª Caesar.ª ... Whichª alsoª they did,ª° and sent¹ it²° toª the¹ eldersª byª the handsª of Barnabasª andª Saul.ª" {Act 11:28-30} + "Moreover,ª brethren,ª we do²° you² to witª°¹ of the¹ graceª of Godª bestowedª° onª the¹ churchesª of Macedonia;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 8:1-9} + "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} + "Soª being affectionately desirousª° of you,ª we were willingª° to have impartedª° unto you,ª notª the¹ gospelª of Godª only,ª butª alsoª our ownª souls,ª becauseª ye wereª° dearª unto us.ª" {1Th 2:8} + "Use hospitalityª one to anotherªª withoutª grudging.ª ... If any manª speak,ª° [let him speak] asª the oraclesª of God;ª if any manª minister,ª° [let him do it] asª ofª the abilityª whichª Godª giveth:ª° thatª Godª inª all thingsª may be glorifiedª° throughª Jesusª Christ,ª to whomª beª° praiseª andª dominionª for² ever² and ever.ª¹ Amen.ª" {1Pe 4:9-11}
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