1 Corinthians 16:15

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Please let’s make a little room on the roof. Let’s set a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand for him there. When he comes to us, he can stay there.”

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Yahweh says: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.

(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.

When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded.”

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.

When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through much giving of thanks to God,

Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.

begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.

Therefore show the proof of your love to them before the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.

It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.

As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?