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Mark 14:6-8
But Jesus replied,“ Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me?You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.
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2 Corinthians 8 2-2 Corinthians 8 3
They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will.
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Titus 1:2
This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God— who does not lie— promised them before the world began.
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Mark 12:41-44
Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.Jesus called his disciples to him and said,“ I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions.For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”
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2 Corinthians 8 12
Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
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1 Chronicles 29 17
I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
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1 Chronicles 29 2-1 Chronicles 29 3
Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble.“ And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple.
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2 Chronicles 6 8
But the Lord told him,‘ You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,
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Psalms 62:9
Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.
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Proverbs 19:1
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.
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Job 6:15
My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook that overflows its banks in the spring
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Job 17:5
They betray their friends for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger.