Luke 12:33
12:33 Sell your possessions
and give to the poor.
Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven
that never decreases,
where no thief approaches and no moth
destroys.
Luke 16:9
16:9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth,
so that when it runs out you will be welcomed
into the eternal homes.
Matthew 6:19-20
Lasting Treasure
6:19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
6:20 But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
Acts 2:44-45
2:44 All who believed were together and held
everything in common,
2:45 and they began selling
their property
and possessions and distributing the proceeds
to everyone, as anyone had need.
Acts 4:34-37
4:34 For there was no one needy
among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling
them
and bringing the proceeds from the sales
4:35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds
were distributed to each, as anyone had need.
4:36 So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”),
4:37 sold
a field
that belonged to him and brought the money
and placed it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 4:1
The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John
4:1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
Acts 6:1
The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons
6:1 Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
Acts 6:1
The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons
6:1 Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.