A person who helps poor people succeed\par will get many blessings. {\cf2\super [256]} \par When trouble comes,\par the Lord will save that person.\par
Hebrews 10:24 - Easy To Read Version We should think about each other and see how we can help each other to show love and do good things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble activities, American Standard Version (1901) and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; Common English Bible And let us consider each other carefully for the purpose of sparking love and good deeds. Catholic Public Domain Version And let us be considerate of one another, so as to prompt ourselves to charity and to good works, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And let us consider one another, to provoke unto charity and to good works: |
A person who helps poor people succeed\par will get many blessings. {\cf2\super [256]} \par When trouble comes,\par the Lord will save that person.\par
Good people want to do the right thing for poor people. But evil people don’t care.
The believers decided that they would all try to help their brothers and sisters who lived in Judea. Each believer planned to send them as much as he could.
But what answer did God give Elijah? God said, “I have kept for myself 7,000 men that still worship me. These 7,000 men have not given worship to Baal. {\cf2\super [120]} ” {\cf2\super [121]}
When other people are happy, you should be happy with them. And when other people are sad, you should be sad with them.
To the people that are weak, I became weak so that I could help save them. I have become all things to all people. I did this so that I could save people in any way possible.
I am not commanding you to give. But I want to see if your love is true love. I do this by showing you that other people really want to help.
I know that you want to help. I have been boasting about this to the people in Macedonia. I have told them that you people in Achaia were ready to give since last year. And your wanting to give has made most of the people here ready to give also.
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do the things that please your sinful selves. But serve each other with love.
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.
Brothers and sisters, a person in your group might do something wrong. You people who are spiritual should go to the person who is sinning. You should help to make him right again. You should do this in a gentle way. But be careful! You might be tempted to sin, too.
Let the teaching of Christ live inside you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
When we pray to God our Father we always thank him for the things you have done because of your faith. And we thank him for the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
So encourage each other and make each other stronger \{in faith\}. And you are doing that now.
We had the right \{to ask you to help us\}. But \{we worked to take care of ourselves\} so that we would be an example for you to follow.
Tell the rich people to do good. Tell them to be rich in doing good things. And tell them to be happy to give and ready to share.
In that way they can teach the younger women to love their husbands and children.
There is something that you should do. And because of the authority I have in Christ, I feel free to command you to do it.
You are brothers and sisters in Christ, so continue loving each other.
Don’t forget those people in prison. Remember them like you are in prison with them. And don’t forget those people who are suffering. Remember them like you are suffering with them.
But encourage each other every day. Do this while it is “today. {\cf2\super [19]} ” Help each other so that none of you will become hardened because of sin and the way sin fools people.
My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No! Our love must be true love. We should show our love by the things we do.