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And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth
“Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
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“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
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for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things.
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Hidden Treasure
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells everything that he has, and buys that field.
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And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”
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Jesus said to him, “If you want to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Looking at him, Jesus showed love to him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.
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And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued to be subject to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
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The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
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Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”
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“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Now when Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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So he got ready and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,
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Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you, and Quartus, the brother.
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But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
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in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
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Protect, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.
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considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.
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Your gold and your silver have corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!