Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.