Luke 16:6

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.”

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.

If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

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

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

I myself am Yahweh. Besides me, there is no savior.

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

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.”

and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”

Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”

“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

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,

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

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

but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

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.

No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

“You shall make tunics for Aaron’s sons. You shall make sashes for them. You shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house?

Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.

Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

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 who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

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

God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

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.

Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope;

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.”

He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”

My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

For I will not contend forever, neither will I always be angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made.

For she didn’t know that I gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied to her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

Keep yourselves in God’s love, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.