Hebrews 10:34

LITV ³⁴ For also you suffered together in my bonds; and you accepted the seizure of your possessions with joy, knowing yourselves to have a better and abiding possession in Heaven.

How could the Hebrews rejoice when robbed of their possessions? Because their new covenant had the best property insurance. Nobody could really rob them if their everlasting possessions were actually in heaven. They had been waiting over a thousand years for this. These weren’t typical Jews who were rejoicing in the midst of their earthly losses. The typical Jews in Jerusalem were the ones persecuting (probably pillaging) the born again Jews and it didn’t stop at the borders of Jerusalem. The old covenant Jews had been waiting over a thousand years for the millennial promises to arrive. But the Jews still in the flesh still insisted on reigning in the flesh. Paul took up an offering for the born again Jews in Jerusalem because they were financially not allowed to thrive as Jews anymore. The Jews in the flesh were persecuting the Jews in the Spirit. Paul was not sending money to the old covenant temple. He was sending money to the new covenant temple in Jerusalem, which is the church, who are the saints.

Galatians 4:29

LITV ²⁹ But then, even as he born according to flesh persecuted the one according to Spirit, so also now.

Jacob, Peter and John reminded Paul not to forget about the poor saints among the circumcision as he ministered to the other nations. Paul, who went to the Gentiles, did not forget to send support to the poor Jews in Jerusalem.

Galatians 2:9-11

LITV ⁹ and knowing the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, those seeming to be pillars, gave right hands of fellowship to Barnabas and to me, that we go to the nations, but they to the circumcision; ¹⁰ only that we might remember the poor, which same thing I was eager to do. ¹¹ But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed.

Acts 11:29-30

LITV ²⁹ And according as any was prospered, the disciples, each of them, determined to send for ministry to those brothers living in Judea, ³⁰ which they also did, sending to the elders through the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

All the disciples helped with the relief fund for the new covenant Jewish church in Jerusalem. Paul once supported the old covenant hold outs who insisted on ruling in the flesh, but no more. He asked for prayers for his protection from the stubborn old covenant Jews in Jerusalem. He knew them well. Paul himself once approved of killing the born again Jews who he was now willing to die for. Paul was no longer in the flesh. He was storing up far better treasures in heaven. The better treasures were being attained by Paul in the Spirit not by Paul in the flesh. The Jews in the flesh now plotted against Paul, even outside of Jerusalem.

Acts 20:2,3,16,22-24

LITV ² And passing through those parts, and exhorting them with much speech, he came into Greece. ³ And spending three months there, a plot by the Jews being against him... ¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, so as it might not happen to him to spend time in Asia; for he hastened if it were possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. ²² And now, behold, being bound by the Spirit, I go to Jerusalem, not knowing the things going to meet me in it, ²³ but that the Holy Spirit testifies city by city saying that bonds and afflictions await me. ²⁴ But I make account of nothing, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, fully to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

1 Corinthians 16:1-4

CLV ¹ Now, concerning the collection for the saints, even as I prescribe to the ecclesias of Galatia, thus do you also.” ² On one of the sabbaths let each of you lay aside by himself in store that in which he should be prospered, that no collections may be occurring then, whenever I may come.” ³ Now whenever I may be coming along, whomsoever you should be attesting through letters, these shall I be sending to carry away your grace to Jerusalem.” ⁴ Now if it should be worth while for me also to be going, they shall be going together with me.”

Romans 15:25-32

CLV ” ²⁵ yet now I am going to Jerusalem, dispensing to the saints.” ²⁶ For it delights Macedonia and Achaia to make some contribution for the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem. ²⁷ For they are delighted, and they are their debtors, for if the nations participate in their spiritual things, they ought to minister to them in fleshly things also.” ²⁸ When, then, performing this, and sealing to them this fruit, I shall be coming away through you into Spain.” ²⁹ Now I am aware that, in coming to you, I shall be coming with the blessing of Christ which fills.” ³⁰ Now I am entreating you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the spirit, to struggle together with me in prayers to God for me, ³¹ that I should be rescued from the stubborn in Judea, and my dispensation [financial aid] for Jerusalem may be becoming well received by the saints, ³² that I may be coming to you with joy through the will of God, and I should be resting together with you.”

2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15

CLV ¹ Now we are making known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been bestowed in the ecclesias of Macedonia, ² for, in a test of much affliction, the superabundance of their joy and the corresponding depth of their poverty superabounds to the riches of their generosity, ³ for, according to their ability, I am testifying, and beyond their ability, of their own accord, ⁴ with much entreaty beseeching of us the grace and the fellowship of the service for the saints; ⁵ and not according as we expect, but themselves they give first to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.” ⁶ So that we entreat Titus that, according as he undertakes before, thus also should he be completing in you this grace also.” ⁷ But, even as you are superabounding in everything – in faith and word and knowledge and all diligence and the love that flows out of you into us – that you may be superabounding in this grace also.” ⁸ I am not saying this as an injunction, but, through the diligence of others, testing also the genuineness of this love of yours.” ⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, being rich, because of you He became poor, that you, by His poverty, should be rich.” ¹⁰ And in this I am giving an opinion, for this is expedient for you, who, for a year past, undertake before, not only the doing but the willing also.” ¹¹ Yet now complete the doing also, so that, even as the eagerness to will, thus also may be the completion, out of what you have.” ¹² For if eagerness lies before, it is most acceptable according to whatever one may have, not according to what he has not.” ¹³ For it is not, that, to others ease, yet to you affliction, ¹⁴ but by an equality, in the current occasion, your superabundance is for their want, that their superabundance also may be coming to be for your want, so that there may be coming to be an equality, ¹⁵ According as it is written: the one with much increases not, and the one with few lessens not.” ¹⁶ Now thanks be to God, Who is imparting the same diligence for you to the heart of Titus, ¹⁷ for he, indeed, receives the entreaty, yet being inherenty more diligent, of his own accord he came out to you.” ¹⁸ Now we send together with him the brother whose applause in the evangel is through all the ecclesias, ¹⁹ yet not only so, but who was selected also by the ecclesias to be our fellow traveler with this grace which is being dispensed by us to the glory of the Lord Himself; our eagerness, ²⁰ also, putting this so that no one should find flaws in us in this exuberance which is being dispensed by us, ²¹ for we are providing the ideal, not only in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of men also.” ²² Now we send together with them our brother, whom we test in many things, often, being diligent, yet now much more diligent, yet with much confidence in you, ²³ whether for the sake of Titus, my mate and fellow worker for you, or our brethren, the apostles of the ecclesias, the glory of Christ.” ²⁴ Then the display of your love and our boasting over you to them is being displayed in the face of the ecclesias. ^9 1 For, indeed, concerning the dispensation for the saints, it is superfluous for me to be writing to you.” ² For I am aware of your eagerness, of which I am boasting over you to the Macedonians, that “Achaia has been prepared a year past.And your zeal provokes the majority.” ³ Yet I send the brethren, lest our boasting over you may be made void in this particular, that you may be prepared according as I said, ⁴ lest somehow, if the Macedonians should be coming together with me and finding you unprepared, we may be disgraced (not that we should say you!) in this assumption of boasting.” ⁵ I deem it necessary, then, to entreat the brethren that they may be coming before to you and should be adjusting beforehand your bounty as promised before. This to be ready thus, as a bounty and not as greed, ⁶ yet as this: who is sowing sparingly, sparingly shall be reaping also, and who is sowing bountifully, bountifully shall be reaping also, ⁷ each according as he has proposed in his heart, not sorrowfully, nor of compulsion, for the gleeful giver is loved by God.” ⁸ Now God is able to lavish all grace on you, that, having all contentment in everything always, you may be superabounding in every good work, ⁹ according as it is written, He scatters, He gives to the drudges, His righteousness remains for the eon.” ¹⁰ Now may He Who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, be furnishing and multiplying your seed and be making the product of your righteousness grow, ¹¹ being enriched in everything, for all the generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, ¹² for the dispensation of this ministry not only is replenishing the wants of the saints, but is superabounding also through much thanksgiving, to God, ¹³ through the testedness of this dispensation, glorifying God at the subjection of your avowal to the evangel of Christ, and in the generosity of the contribution for them and for all, ¹⁴ and in their petition for you, longing to be acquainted with you, because of the transcendent grace of God on you.” ¹⁵ Now thanks be to God for His indescribable gratuity!