Bible Cross References
exhorteth
Acts 13:15
Now after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, "Men and brothers, if there is by you a word of encouragement for the people, speak."
Acts 15:32
Now Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
Acts 20:2
And going through those parts, and encouraging them with many words, he came to Greece
1 Corinthians 14:3
But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our exhortation [was] not from error nor from uncleanness, nor in trickery,
1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, give attention to [public] reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Hebrews 10:25
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves, just as is the custom for some, but exhorting [one another], and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Hebrews 13:22
And I appeal to you, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation, for briefly I wrote to you.
giveth
Romans 12:13
sharing in the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.
Deuteronomy 15:8-11
8
You shall surely open your hands to him, and shall lend to him as much as he wants according to his need.
9
Take heed to yourself that there be not a secret thing in your heart- an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is approaching. And your eye shall be evil to your brother that is in need, and you shall not give to him, and he shall cry against you to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in you.
10
You shall surely give to him, and you shall lend to him as much as he wants, according as he is in need. And you shall not grudge in your heart as you give to him, because on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your works, and in all things on which you shall lay your hand.
11
For the poor shall not fail off your land, therefore I charge you to do this thing, saying, You shall surely open your hands to your poor brother, and to him that is distressed upon your land.
Deuteronomy 15:14-11
Job 31:16-20
16
But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
17
And if I also ate my morsel alone, and did not impart [of it] to the orphan;
18
(for I nourished them as a father from my youth and guided [them] from my mother's womb.)
19
And if I too overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him;
20
and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
Psalm 112:9
He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
Proverbs 22:9
He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained, for he has given of his own bread to the poor. [ 22:9A] He that gives liberally secures victory an honor, but he takes away the life of them that posses them.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Send forth your bread upon the face of the water, for you shall find it after many days.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil there shall be upon the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening let not your hand be slack; for you know not what sort shall prosper whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.
Isaiah 32:5
And they shall no longer tell a fool to rule, and your servants shall no longer say, Be silent.
Isaiah 32:8
But the godly have devised wise [measures], and this counsel shall stand.
Isaiah 58:7-11
7
Break your bread to the hungry, and lead the unsheltered poor to your house; if you see one naked, clothe [him], and you shall not disregard the relations of your own seed.
8
Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your health shall speedily spring forth; and your righteousness shall go before you, and the glory of God shall surround you.
9
Then shall you cry, and God shall hearken to you; while you are yet speaking He will say, Behold, I am here. If you remove from you the band, and the stretching forth of the hands, and murmuring speech;
10
and [if] you give bread to the hungry from your heart, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light spring up in darkness, and your darkness [shall be] as noon day;
11
and your God shall be with you continually, and you shall be satisfied according as your soul desires; and your bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain [from] which the water has not failed.
Matthew 6:2-4
2
Whenever therefore you do charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by men. Assuredly I say to you, they receive their reward in full.
3
But when you do charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4
so that your charitable giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will Himself reward you openly.
Matthew 25:40
"And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.'
Luke 21:1-4
1
And looking up, He saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
2
and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.
3
And He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put [in] more than all.
4
For all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put [in] all the livelihood which she had."
Acts 2:44-46
44
Now all who believed were together, and they had all things in common,
45
and they were selling their possessions and goods, and were dividing them among all, to the degree that anyone had a need.
46
So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with joy and simplicity of heart,
Acts 4:33-35
33
And with great power the apostles were giving forth their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
34
Nor was there anyone needy among them; for all who were owners of lands or houses were selling them, and were bringing the proceeds of the things which had been sold,
35
and were placing them beside the feet of the apostles; and they were distributing to each, to the degree that anyone had need.
Acts 11:28-30
28
And rising up, one of them named Agabus, foretold by the Spirit of a great famine about to happen in all the world, which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar.
29
Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined as a ministry to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea;
30
which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
1
Now we make known to you brothers, the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia,
2
how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their generosity.
3
For I bear witness that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing,
4
with much appeal, begging us [for] the grace and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints--
5
and not as we hoped, but they first gave their own selves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God,
6
so that we urged Titus, that just as he had begun before, thus he would also finish this grace also in you.
7
But as you abound in everything--in faith, in word, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us--see that you abound in this grace also.
8
I speak not by a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.
9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet on account of you He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:12-9
1 Thessalonians 2:8
In this way longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
1 Peter 4:9-11
9
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
10
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11
If anyone speaks, [let him speak] as the utterances of God. If anyone serves, [let him serve] as from strength, as God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
with simplicity
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we have conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and especially toward you.
2 Corinthians 8:2
how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their generosity.
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest perhaps as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in simplicity of heart, as to Christ;
Colossians 3:22
Bondservants, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.
ruleth
Romans 13:6
For on account of this you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God, always giving attention to this very thing.
Genesis 18:19
For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham all things whatsoever He has spoken to him.
Psalm 101:1-8
1
A Psalm of David. I will sing to You, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; I will sing a psalm,
2
and I will be wise in a blameless way. When will You come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.
3
I have not set before my eyes any unlawful thing; I have hated transgressors.
4
A perverse heart has not cleaved to me; I have not known an evil man, forasmuch as he turns away from me.
5
Him that secretly speaks against his neighbor, him have I driven from [me]; he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart- with him I have not eaten.
6
My eyes [shall be] upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walked in a perfect way, the same ministered to me.
7
He that is proud dwelled not in the midst of my house; the unjust speaker prospered not in my sight.
8
Early did I slay all the sinners of the land, that I might destroy out of the city of the Lord all that work iniquity.
Acts 13:12
Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
Acts 20:28
Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit placed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of the Lord, and of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And [those] whom God has appointed in the church [are]: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-14
12
And we request of you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and instruct you,
13
and to regard them beyond all measure in love, because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
14
Now we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the discouraged, be supportive of the weak, be patient toward all.
1 Timothy 3:4
one ruling his own house well, having [his] children in submission with all reverence;
1 Timothy 3:5
(for if one does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders having ruled well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.
Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you, of whom considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders, and submit to [them], for they keep watch over your souls, as giving an account, in order that they may do this with joy and not groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.
Hebrews 13:24
Greet all your leaders, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
1 Peter 5:2
shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not by compulsion, but rather willingly, not in fondness for dishonest gain, but rather eagerly;
1 Peter 5:3
nor as being masters over the flock [under you], but rather being examples to the flock.
with diligence
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever your hand shall find to do, do with all your might; for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in Hades, where you are going.
shewth
Deuteronomy 16:11
And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son, and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow which dwells among you, in whatsoever place the Lord your God shall choose, that His name should be called there.
Deuteronomy 16:14
And you shall rejoice in your feast, you, and your son, and your daughter, your male servant, and your female servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow that is in your cities.
Deuteronomy 16:15
Seven days shall you keep a feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God shall choose for Himself; and if the Lord your God shall bless you in all your fruits, and in every work of your hands, then you shall rejoice.
Psalm 37:21
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again; but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
Isaiah 64:5
For [these blessings] shall happen to them that work righteousness, and they shall remember Your ways; behold, You were angry and we have sinned; therefore we have erred,
2 Corinthians 9:7
Let each [one give] just as he decides in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.