According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments.

And I said to them, According to our ability we have redeemed our brothers, the Jews who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brothers? Or should they be sold to us? Then they were silenced and found nothing to answer.

On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up from whatever he is prospered, that there be no collections when I come.

that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.

imploring us with much entreating that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

For if something is presented eagerly, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack; that there may be equality.

Be hospitable to one another without murmuring.

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and might forever and ever. Amen.

Now all the believers were together, and had all things in common,

and sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to each person, as anyone had need.

Nor was there anyone needy among them; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

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

Give a share to seven, and also to eight; for you do not know what evil shall be on the earth.

And do not seek what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor be agitated.

But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things will be conveyed to you.

Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in Heaven that does not fail, where a thief does not come near nor moth destroys.

But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

For it seemed good to them, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, it is also their duty to minister to them in carnal things.

does not behave indecently, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so also you do:

Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;

for I know your willingness, about which I exult of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.

They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, By no means will I ever leave you nor ever forsake you.

So we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?