"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."
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Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.
But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
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 there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.
For if the readiness be there, [a man is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.
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.
For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man hath, and not according to what he hath not.
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have.
for if the willing mind is present, according to that which any one may have it is well-accepted, not according to that which he hath not;