- as he is able:
- Heb. according to the gift of his hand, "And thou shalt keepª° the feastª of weeksª unto the LORDª thy Godª with a tributeª of a freewill offeringª of thine hand,ª which¹ thou shalt giveª° [unto the LORD thy God], according as¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee:" {Deu 16:10} + "But if¹ he¹ be poorerª° than thy estimation,ª¹ then he shall present²° himself¹ beforeª the priest,ª and the priestª shall valueª° him; according toª¹¹ his abilityªª° that vowedª° shall the priestª valueª° him." {Lev 27:8} + "And the Tirshathaª saidª° unto them, that¹ they should not¹ eatª° of the most² holy things,ª¹ till¹ there stood upª° a priestª with Urimª and with Thummim.ª" {Ezr 2:63} + "Andª Jesusª satª° over againstª the¹ treasury,ª and beheldª° howª the¹ peopleª castª° moneyª intoª the¹ treasury:ª andª manyª that were richª cast inª° much.ª ... Forª allª [they] did cast inª° ofª theirª abundance;ª° butª sheª°² ofª her²¹ wantª did cast inª° allª thatª she had,ª° [even] allª her²¹ living.ª" {Mrk 12:41-44} + "Forª if¹ there² be firstª° a willing mind,²¹ [it is] acceptedª according to² that²¹ a manª hath,ª°¹ [and] notª according to thatª he hathª° not.ª" {2Co 8:12} + "Butª thisª [I say], He which sowethª° sparinglyª shall reapª° alsoª sparingly;ª andª he which sowethª° bountifullyªª shall reapª° alsoª bountifully.ªª ... Every manª according asª he purposethª° in his heart,ª [so let him give]; notª grudgingly,ªª orª ofª necessity:ª forª Godª lovethª° a cheerfulª giver.ª" {2Co 9:6-7}
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