Neh 8:10-12, Est 9:19, Luk 11:41, Act 2:44-46, Gal 2:10 | ESV | STEP | Then he said to them, Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready , for this day is holy to our Lord . And do not be grieved , for the joy of the Lord is your strength .

i[See ver. 44 above]

Nehemiah 8:10-12

10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and ^asend portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” 11 So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” 12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because ^bthey had understood the words that were declared to them.

Esther 9:19

19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in ^cthe rural towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day for gladness and feasting, as ^da holiday, and ^eas a day on which they send gifts of food to one another.

Luke 11:41

41 But ^fgive as alms those things that are within, and behold, ^geverything is clean for you.

Acts 2:44-46

44 And all who believed were together and ^hhad all things in common. 45 And ⁱthey were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, ^jattending the temple ^ktogether and ^lbreaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^mwith glad and generous hearts,

Galatians 2:10

10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, ⁿthe very thing I was eager to do.