Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to t
As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”
This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would hav
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you h
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brot
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take n
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no earl
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perish
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedn
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierce