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Stewardship Bible References
A selection of some of the main passages on different aspects of stewardship,
arranged in Biblical order.
There are over 2,300 Bible verses dealing with stewardship, money and
possessions. This is far more references than to faith, love or prayer,
which each have about 500 verses.
Theme
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Passage
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Link
to Talk
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God's
creation
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Genesis 1: 1, 26-31
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Stewardship
of the environment
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Genesis
2, 7-9, 15-25
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Jacob’s
pledge
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Genesis
28, 16-22
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Offerings
for the Tabernacle
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Exodus
35, 20-29 and 36, 2-7
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Tithes
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Leviticus
27, 30-33
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God’s
goodness
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Deuteronomy
8, 6-20
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Tithes
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Deuteronomy
14, 22-27
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Generosity
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Deuteronomy
15, 7-11;
Deuteronomy 16, 10 & 16-17
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Offerings
for the priests
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Deuteronomy
18, 1-5
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Be
generous in your conduct
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Deuteronomy
24, 10-22
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First
fruits
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Deuteronomy
26, 1-10
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Hind
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Offerings
that cost nothing
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2
Samuel 24, 18-24
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All
things come from you
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1
Chronicles 29, 10-20
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Hezekiah
organises the offerings
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2
Chronicles 31, 2-10, 14-21
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First
fruits and tithes
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Nehemiah
10, 35-39
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Wisdom’s
benefits
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Proverbs
3, 1-18
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Proverbs
about wealth
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Proverbs
11, 1-4, 18-19, 24-31
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God’s
provision for us
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Proverbs
30, 8,9
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Clark
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Pleasures
are meaningless
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Ecclesiastes
2, 1-11
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The
results of injustice
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Amos
5, 6-15
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Building
God’s house
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Haggai
1, 2-14
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Robbing
God
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Malachi
3, 5-18
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Daughtery,
Porter
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Almsgiving
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Tobit
4, 5-11, 14-16 and 12, 6-10
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Economic
justice
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Sirach
4, 1-6, 31
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Giving
and real treasures
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Matthew
6, 1-4, 19-24
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Carey
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Travel
light
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Matthew
10, 5-10
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Feeding
the 5000
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Matthew
14, 13-21
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Camels
and rich people
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Matthew
19, 24
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Paying
God and Caesar
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Matthew
22, 15-22
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Don’t
neglect your tithes
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Matthew
23, 23
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Sheep
and goats
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Matthew
25, 31-46
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The
rich young man
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Mark
10, 17-31
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The
widow’s offering
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Mark
12, 41-44
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The
Baptiser’s advice
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Luke
3, 10-14
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Give
. . . and it will be given to you
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Luke
6, 37-38
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The
two debtors
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Luke
7, 35-49
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The
good Samaritan
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Luke
10, 25-37
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The
rich fool
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Luke
12, 13-21
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Do
not worry
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Luke
12, 22-34
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Much
is required
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Luke
12, 35-48
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The
shrewd steward
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Luke
16, 1-13
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Pharisee
and tax collector
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Luke
18, 9-14
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Zacchaeus
the tax collector
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Luke
19, 1-10
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The
ten talents
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Luke
19, 11-26
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The
widow’s offering
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Luke
21, 1-4
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Porter
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God’s
gift of love
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John
3:16
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Porter
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Sharing
possessions
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Acts
2, 42-47; 4, 32-37; and 11, 27-30
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Greed
. . . Ananias and Sapphira
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Acts
5, 1-11
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Paul
on helping others
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Acts
20, 32-35
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Transformed
and renewed
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Romans
11, 33 to 12, 8
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The
Christian worker’s rights
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1
Corinthians 9, 3-18
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The
collection
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1
Corinthians 15, 58 to 16, 4
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Porter
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Paul
on Macedonian generosity
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2
Corinthians 8, 1-15
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Sentamu
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Responding
to God’s generosity
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2
Corinthians 9:6-11
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Porter
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The
gospel is free
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2
Corinthians 11, 7-9
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Paul’s
thanksgiving
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Philippians
4, 10-20
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Caring
for family & church elders
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1
Timothy 5, 3-8, 17-18
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The
love of money
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1
Timothy 6, 6-10, 17-19
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Contentment
and sharing
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Hebrews
13, 5-6, 15-16
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Attitudes
to rich and poor
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James
2, 1-10
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The
perils of riches
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James
5, 1-6
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Living
for God
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1
Peter 4, 7-11
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Judgement
and heaven
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Revelation
20, 11 – 21, 7
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