Deuteronomy-14:28, 29
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Numbers-18:24
Let's put that in context:
Matthew 6:1-4
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1 [1-18] The sermon continues with a warning against doing good in order to be seen and gives three examples, almsgiving (? Matthew 6:2-4), prayer (? Matthew 6:5-15), and fasting (? Matthew 6:16-18). In each, the conduct of the hypocrites (? Matthew 6:2) is contrasted with that demanded of the disciples. The sayings about reward found here and elsewhere (? Matthew 5:12, ? 46; ? 10:41-42) show that this is a genuine element of Christian moral exhortation. Possibly to underline the difference between the Christian idea of reward and that of the hypocrites, the evangelist uses two different Greek verbs to express the rewarding of the disciples and that of the hypocrites; in the latter case it is the verb apecho, a commercial term for giving a receipt for what has been paid in full (? Matthew 6:2, 5, ? 16).
2 [2] The hypocrites: the scribes and Pharisees, see ? Matthew 23:13, ? 15, ? 23, ? 25, ? 27, ? 29. The designation reflects an attitude resulting not only from the controversies at the time of Jesus' ministry but from the opposition between Pharisaic Judaism and the church of Matthew. They have received their reward: they desire praise and have received what they were looking for.
1 Timothy 5:3-16
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After a few words of general advice based on common sense (? 1 Tim 5:1-2), the letter takes up, in its several aspects, the subject of widows. The first responsibility for their care belongs to the family circle, not to the Christian community as such (? 1 Tim 5:3-4, ? 16). The widow left without the aid of relatives may benefit the community by her prayer, and the community should consider her material sustenance its responsibility (? 1 Tim 5:5-8). Widows who wish to work directly for the Christian community should not be accepted unless they are well beyond the probability of marriage, i.e., sixty years of age, married only once, and with a reputation for good works (? 1 Tim 5:9-10). Younger widows are apt to be troublesome and should be encouraged to remarry
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