1 Chronicles 29:16

Easy To Read Version

Lord our God, we gathered all these things\par to build your temple.\par We build this temple to honor your name.\par But all these things have come from you.\par Everything belongs to you.\par

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:14

All these things didn’t come\par from me and my people!\par All these things come from you.\par We are only giving back to you\par things that came from you.\par

1 Chronicles 29:15

We are only strangers traveling through\par this world like our ancestors. {\cf2\super [323]} \par Our time on earth is like a passing shadow.\par And we can’t stop it.\par

1 Chronicles 29:17

My God, I know that you test people,\par and that you are happy\par when people do good.\par I gladly give you all these things\par with a pure, honest heart.\par I see your people gathered here.\par And I see that they are happy\par about giving these things to you.\par

2 Chronicles 31:10

Azariah the high priest from Zadok’s family said to Hezekiah, “From the time that the people started bringing the offerings into the Lord’s house, we have had plenty to eat. We have eaten until we are full and there is still plenty left over! The Lord has really blessed his people. That is why we have so much left over.”

Psalm 24:1

The earth and everything on it\par belong to the Lord.\par The world and all its people\par belong to him.\par

Hosea 2:8

“She (Israel) didn’t know that I (the Lord) was the One who gave her grain, wine, and oil. I kept giving her more and more silver and gold. But the Israelites used this silver and gold to make statues of Baal. {\cf2\super [15]}

Haggai 2:8

All of their silver really belongs to me! And all of the gold is mine! The Lord All-Powerful is saying these things.

Luke 19:16

The first servant came and said, ‘Sir, I earned ten bags of money {\cf2\super [301]} with the one bag you gave me!’