Matthew 10:42

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.

He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

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

For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

“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.’

Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

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

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

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because it is for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to.

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

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.

Yahweh will command the blessing on you in your barns, and in all that you put your hand to. He will bless you in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

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

He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called “Favor”, and the other I called “Union”, and I fed the flock.

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

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

For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For you will be safe with me.”

Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.

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.

“ ‘You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’

“ ‘ “My servant David will be king over them. They all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.

“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.

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

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.

(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.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him will flee. I will strike the king only,

So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her, and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.”

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

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

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

How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

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.”

But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

If then I don’t know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven’t I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn.”

To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields; for you are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore the Lord Yahweh’s ark before David my father, and because you were afflicted in all in which my father was afflicted.”

so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

King David was told, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.

David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

Remember me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says Yahweh of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”

The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.

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

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 if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.

Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.