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Bible Verses About All Christians Should Be As Missionaries: In devoting all property to God

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Verses on In devoting all property to God

  1. Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  2. In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

  3. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

  4. LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and is all your own.

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

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

  7. but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

  8. for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”

  9. 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.

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

  11. Peter said, “Look, we have left everything, and followed you.”

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

  13. The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

  14. With great power, the emissaries gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Yeshua. Great grace was on them all.

  15. 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,