Romans 12:13 (KJV) - distributing to the necessity of...

2 Samuel 17:29

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And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

Hushai’s Warning Saves David

2 Kings 4:10

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Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

The Shunammite Woman

Proverbs 31:20

KJV

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

The Virtues of a Noble Woman

Matthew 25:35

KJV Jesus

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

The Sheep and the Goats

Romans 15:25

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But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

Paul’s Travel Plans

1 Corinthians 16:15

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I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

Concluding Exhortations

2 Corinthians 9:1

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For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

God Loves a Cheerful Giver

1 Timothy 3:2

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A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Qualifications for Overseers

Titus 3:14

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And let our’s also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

Final Remarks and Greetings

Hebrews 6:10

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For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

A Call to Maturity

Hebrews 13:2

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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Brotherly Love

Hebrews 13:16

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But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

3 John 1:5

KJV

Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

Romans 12:13

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Love, Zeal, Hope, Hospitality

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