Exodus 32:3
3So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.2 Chronicles 24:14
14And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, and with it awere made utensils for the house of the Lord, both for the service and for the burnt offerings, and dishes for incense and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord regularly all the days of Jehoiada.2 Chronicles 31:6-10
6And the people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and bthe tithe of the dedicated things that had been dedicated to the Lord their God, and laid them in heaps. 7In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. 8When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel. 9And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. 10Azariah the chief priest, who was cof the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, dfor the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left.”2 Corinthians 8:2-3
2for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and etheir extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3For they gave faccording to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord,Philippians 2:21
21For they all gseek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.Philippians 4:17-18
17 hNot that I seek the gift, but I seek ithe fruit that increases to your credit. ▼▼Or I seek the profit that accrues to your account
18I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, khaving received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, la fragrant offering, ma sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
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