*1.* “Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.” *2* “Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” *3* “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” *4* “When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.”