2 Corinthians 8:14

They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

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,

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

For Yahweh your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has known your walking through this great wilderness. These forty years, Yahweh your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

He said to them, “When I sent you out without purse, wallet, and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”

For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

But I have all things and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating.

unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour.

Every meal offering, mixed with oil or dry, belongs to all the sons of Aaron, one as well as another.

Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”

As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

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

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.

you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia,

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

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

you being enriched in everything to all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.

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.

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?