I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised."

Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years old. He was very rich and had supplied the king with food while he was staying at Mahanaim.

so Ahab called in Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Obadiah was a devout worshiper of the LORD,

and when Jezebel was killing the LORD's prophets, Obadiah took a hundred of them, hid them in caves in two groups of fifty, and provided them with food and water.)

One day Elisha went to Shunem, where a rich woman lived. She invited him to a meal, and from then on every time he went to Shunem he would have his meals at her house.

Let's build a small room on the roof, put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it, and he can stay there whenever he visits us."

Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.

People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.

I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.

I destroyed the power of cruel men and rescued their victims.

I have never refused to help the poor; never have I let widows live in despair

All my life I have taken care of them.

I would give him clothing made of wool that had come from my own flock of sheep. Then he would praise me with all his heart.

then may my arms be broken; may they be torn from my shoulders.

Honor the LORD by making him an offering from the best of all that your land produces.

If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to store it all.

Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit.

No matter which direction a tree falls, it will lie where it fell. When the clouds are full, it rains.

God made everything, and you can no more understand what he does than you understand how new life begins in the womb of a pregnant woman.

Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease. While Jesus was eating, a woman came in with an alabaster jar full of a very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus' head.

It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" And they criticized her harshly.

You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me.

In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning "a deer.") She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor.

Joppa was not very far from Lydda, and when the believers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him with the message, "Please hurry and come to us."

He was a religious man; he and his whole family worshiped God. He also did much to help the Jewish poor people and was constantly praying to God.

The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.

They did this, then, and sent the money to the church elders by Barnabas and Saul.

If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have.

He will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts which they receive from us.

And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.

So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest.

So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.

Make good use of every opportunity you have, because these are evil days.

And tell Archippus, "Be sure to finish the task you were given in the Lord's service."

and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.

May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison,

May the Lord grant him his mercy on that Day! And you know very well how much he did for me in Ephesus.

God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.

Our great desire is that each of you keep up your eagerness to the end, so that the things you hope for will come true.

Each one, as a good manager of God's different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God.