Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property.

The ¹  patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold ²  him into Egypt. But ³  God was with him,

After ¹  the city officials ²  had received bail ³  from Jason and the others, they released them.

So do what ¹  we tell you: We have four men ²  who have taken ³  a vow; ⁴ 

After several years ¹  I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor ²  and to present offerings, ³ 

For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

We did this ¹  as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you! ¹ 

I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I? ¹ 

Tell them to do good, ¹  to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. ² 

Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.

if he will sell ¹  me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me publicly ²  for the full price, ³  so that I may own it as a burial site.”

So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price ¹  and weighed ²  out for him ³  the price ⁴  that Ephron had quoted ⁵  in the hearing of the sons of Heth – 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. ⁶ 

¹ (21:37) ²  “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back ³  five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep. ⁴ 

The more years there are, ¹  the more you may make its purchase price, and the fewer years there are, ²  the less you must make its purchase price, because he is only selling to you a number of years of ³  produce.

Whatever someone among the Levites might redeem – the sale of a house which is his property in a city – must revert in the jubilee, ¹  because the houses of the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.

If, however, ¹  it is among the unclean animals, he may ransom it according to ²  its conversion value and must add one fifth to it, but if it is not redeemed it must be sold according to its conversion value.

For the Lord your God will bless you just as he has promised; you will lend to many nations but will not borrow from any, and you will rule over many nations but they will not rule over you.

When he gave back to his mother the eleven hundred pieces of silver, his mother said, “I solemnly dedicate ¹  this silver to the Lord. It will be for my son’s benefit. We will use it to make a carved image and a metal image.” ² 

Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money ¹  and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, ‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’”