in.

1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

1 Thessalonians 2:14
For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

1 Thessalonians 3:3, 4
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. . . .

the abundance.

Nehemiah 8:10-12
Then Nehemiah told them, "Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." . . .

Acts 2:45, 46
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need. . . .

their deep.

Mark 12:42-44
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. . . .

Luke 21:1-4
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, . . .

James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and your poverty--though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

the riches.

2 Corinthians 6:10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

2 Corinthians 9:11, 13
You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and your giving through us will produce thanksgiving to God. . . .

Deuteronomy 15:4
There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,

Proverbs 11:25
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

Isaiah 32:5-8
No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important. . . .

liberality.

2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God--not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

Romans 12:8
if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.