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:''Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that '''he may have something to share with anyone in need.'''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Eph 4:28.</ref> | :''Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that '''he may have something to share with anyone in need.'''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Eph 4:28.</ref> | ||
Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Tt 3:14.</ref> | :''Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to '''provide for urgent needs''' and not live unproductive lives.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Tt 3:14.</ref> | ||
Where did the church get the money to help the widows under its care? | Where did the church get the money to help the widows under its care? | ||