"The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers."
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!'"
"Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful."
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,"
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;"
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms."
"So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God."
"In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness"
"The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;"
"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment."
"Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;"
"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them."
"But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."
"On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made."
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."
"But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today."
"and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,"
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."
"One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withstands what is right, but comes to poverty."
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So they went. He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?' 'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.' When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.' The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.' But he answered one of them, 'I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?' So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
"Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well."