And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.