Verse 17

Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 27:8 : 8 If someone is too poor to pay the valuation, they shall present the individual before the priest, and the priest shall assess the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
  • Deut 16:10 : 10 Celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you.
  • 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-7 : 6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
  • Ezra 2:63 : 63 The governor instructed them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest could consult the Urim and Thummim.
  • Mark 12:41-44 : 41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched how the crowd was putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small coins, which amounted to a penny. 43 Summoning his disciples, he said to them, 'Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, has put in everything she had—all she had to live on.'