1 Chronicles 29:14

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But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.

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  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.
  • 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;
  • 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me. 10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong. 11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
  • Gen 32:10 : 10 I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.
  • 2 Sam 7:18 : 18 Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?
  • Rom 11:36 : 36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.
  • 1 Cor 15:9-9 : 9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
  • 1 Cor 16:2 : 2 On the first day of the week, let every one of you put by him in store, in measure as he has done well in business, so that it may not be necessary to get money together when I come.
  • 1 Chr 29:9 : 9 Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.
  • Ps 50:10-12 : 10 For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.
  • Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.
  • Rev 4:10 : 10 The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,
  • Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.

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