Pro 3:9-10, Ecc 11:1-6, Mar 14:3-8, Act 9:36-39, 10:2, 11:29-30 | ESV | STEP | Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce ;

ai ch. 14:23; 15:2, 4, 6; 16:4; 20:17; 21:18; 1 Tim. 5:17, 19; Titus 1:5; James 5:14; 2 John 1; 3 John 1

Proverbs 3:9-10

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with ^athe firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your ^bbarns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

1 ^cCast your bread upon the waters,
^dfor you will find it after many days.
2 ^eGive a portion to ^fseven, or even to eight,
^gfor you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
5 As you do not know the way ^hthe spirit comes to ⁱthe bones in the womb ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts, Targum; most Hebrew manuscripts As you do not know the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb} of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.

6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening ^kwithhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Mark 14:3-8

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

3 ^lAnd while he was at ^mBethany in the house of Simon the leper, ^{▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13} as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. 4 There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} and ^pgiven to the poor.” And they ^qscolded her. 6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 For ^ryou always have the poor with you, and whenever ^syou want, you can do good for them. But ^tyou will not always have me. 8 ^uShe has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand ^vfor burial.

Acts 9:36-39

Dorcas Restored to Life

36 Now there was in ^wJoppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. ^{▼▼The Aramaic name Tabitha and the Greek name Dorcas both mean gazelle} She was full of ^ygood works and acts of charity. 37 In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in ^zan upper room. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, ^aa“Please come to us without delay.” 39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to ^abthe upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

Acts 10:2

2 a devout man ^adwho feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.

Acts 11:29-30

29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, ^aeto send relief to ^afthe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} living in Judea. 30 ^ahAnd they did so, sending it to ^aithe elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.