(As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
The things themselves do not remain, but their effects do. Therefore we should not be mean and calculating with what we have but give with a generous hand. Look at how much people give to players and dancers—why not give just half as much to Christ? Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians