bCited 2 Cor. 9:9
tSee 1 Cor. 1:5
Psalms 37:26
26He is ever alending generously,and his children become a blessing.
Psalms 112:9
9He has bdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;his righteousness endures forever;
his chorn is exalted in honor.
Luke 6:30-36
30 dGive to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31And eas you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.32 f“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34And gif you hlend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35But ilove your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and jyou will be sons of kthe Most High, for lhe is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 mBe merciful, even as nyour Father is merciful.
Acts 20:35
35In all things oI have shown you that pby working hard in this way we must qhelp the weak and rremember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed sto give than to receive.’”2 Corinthians 8:7-9
7But as tyou excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you ▼▼Some manuscripts in your love for us
— vsee that you excel in this act of grace also. 8 wI say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. 9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that xthough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 9:9-14
9As it is written,y“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10He who supplies zseed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and aaincrease the harvest of your righteousness. 11 abYou will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which acthrough us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12For the ministry of this service is not only supplying adthe needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13By their approval of this service, aethey ▼
▼Or you
will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your agconfession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
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