Deuteronomy 16:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Deuteronomy 16:17 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“each according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God, which He hath given to thee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 16:17 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 27:8But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
- Deuteronomy 16:10And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,
- 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
- Ezra 2:63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Mark 12:41As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
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