Luk 6:35, 14:12-14, Act 2:44-45, 4:34-37, 11:29, Rom 12:8, 13, 1Cor 16:2 | ESV | STEP | But love your enemies , and do good , and lend , expecting nothing in return , and your reward will be great , and you will be sons of the Most High , for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil .

m[See ver. 44 above]

n[2 Cor. 8:14, 15]

o ch. 2:45

p ver. 37; ch. 5:2

q[ch. 6:1]

r[Mark 3:17]

s ver. 35

t[ch. 24:17; Rom. 15:26]

u ver. 1

w 1 Tim. 5:17; [1 Cor. 12:28]

y 2 Cor. 9:7

z ch. 15:25; 1 Cor. 16:1, 15; 2 Cor. 9:1, 12; Heb. 6:10; 13:16; [1 Tim. 6:18]

aaSee Matt. 25:35

ab Acts 20:7; [Rev. 1:10]

ac 2 Cor. 8:3, 11

ad 2 Cor. 9:3

Luke 6:35

35 But ^alove your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^byou will be sons of ^cthe Most High, for ^dhe is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

Luke 14:12-14

The Parable of the Great Banquet

12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give ^ea dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers ^{▼▼Or your brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters} or your relatives or rich neighbors, ^glest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, ^hinvite ⁱthe poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid ^jat ^kthe resurrection of the just.”

Acts 2:44-45

44 And all who believed were together and ^lhad all things in common. 45 And ^mthey were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

Acts 4:34-37

34 ⁿThere was not a needy person among them, for ^oas many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35 and ^plaid it at the apostles’ feet, and ^qit was distributed to each as any had need. 36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means ^rson of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and ^slaid it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 11:29

29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, ^tto send relief to ^uthe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} living in Judea.

Romans 12:8

8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; ^wthe one who leads, ^{▼▼Or gives aid} with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with ^ycheerfulness.

Romans 12:13

13 ^zContribute to the needs of the saints and ^aaseek to show hospitality.

1 Corinthians 16:2

2 On ^abthe first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, ^acas he may prosper, ^adso that there will be no collecting when I come.