'Possessions' in the Bible

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].

How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions.

“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them.

“On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he will rob his house.

And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.

Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure.

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '

So it is for the one who continues to store up and hoard possessions for himself, and is not rich [in his relationship] toward God.”

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

I tell you the truth: He will put him in charge of all his possessions.

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.

He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

And I tell you [learn from this], make friends for yourselves [for eternity] by means of the wealth of unrighteousness [that is, use material resources as a way to further the work of God], so that when it runs out, they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings.

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of earthly wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions,

And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

For you sympathized with the prisoners and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock.

For everything that is in the world the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance is not from the Father but is from the world.

Whoever has earthly possessions and notices a brother in need and yet withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God be present in him?

And if we know [for a fact, as indeed we do] that He hears and listens to us in whatever we ask, we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted to us] the requests which we have asked from Him.