He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
You shall not steal.
For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the sc
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undiscipl
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not kn
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, o
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheat
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give
For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions o
Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the na
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.