Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where {was} a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And {so} it was, {that} as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. {it fell on a day: Heb. there was a day} {constrained him: Heb. laid hold on him}

Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

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.

As every man hath received the gift, {even so} minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

And Ahab called Obadiah, which {was} the governor of {his} house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: {Obadiah: Heb. Obadiahu} {the governor...: Heb. over his house}

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured {it} on his head. {spikenard: or, pure nard, or, liquid nard}

{A} devout {man}, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. {bountifulness: or, liberality: Gr. simplicity}

For if there be first a willing mind, {it is} accepted according to that a man hath, {and} not according to that he hath not.

The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. {upon...: Heb. upon the face of the waters}

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. {Dorcas: or, Doe, or, Roe}

If I have withheld the poor from {their} desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

When the ear heard {me}, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw {me}, it gave witness to me:

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, {even} fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he {was} a very great man.