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The term "owns" and its derivatives are used to describe both God's sovereign ownership over all creation and the responsibilities and rights of individuals regarding their possessions.<br><br><b>Divine Ownership</b><br><br>The Bible begins with the assertion of God's ownership over the entire universe. In <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>, God is depicted as the Creator of the heavens and the earth, establishing His ultimate authority and ownership over all things. <a href="/psalms/24.htm">Psalm 24:1</a> states, "The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein." This verse underscores the belief that everything belongs to God by virtue of His creative power.<br><br>God's ownership is further emphasized in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/10-14.htm">Deuteronomy 10:14</a> : "Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it." This divine ownership implies that humans are stewards of God's creation, entrusted with the care and management of the resources He provides.<br><br><b>Human Stewardship</b><br><br>The Bible teaches that while God owns everything, He entrusts humans with the stewardship of His creation. This is evident in <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a> , where God commands Adam and Eve to "fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground." This mandate establishes the principle of stewardship, where humans are responsible for managing the earth's resources in accordance with God's will.<br><br>The parable of the talents in <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a> illustrates the concept of stewardship. In this parable, a master entrusts his servants with his property, expecting them to manage it wisely. The servants' faithfulness in handling what they were given reflects the biblical expectation that individuals should use their resources responsibly and for God's glory.<br><br><b>Personal Possession</b><br><br>While God is the ultimate owner, the Bible acknowledges the concept of personal possession. The Eighth Commandment, "You shall not steal" (<a href="/exodus/20-15.htm">Exodus 20:15</a>), presupposes the right to personal property. This commandment protects individuals' rights to own and enjoy their possessions without fear of unlawful seizure.<br><br><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a> encourages believers to "Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine." This passage highlights the importance of recognizing God's provision and using one's possessions to honor Him.<br><br><b>Wealth and Responsibility</b><br><br>The Bible also addresses the responsibilities that come with wealth. In <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a> , Paul instructs the wealthy "not to be arrogant, nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment." He encourages them to "do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share."<br><br>The account of the rich young ruler in <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Matthew 19:16-22</a> serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of placing too much value on material possessions. Jesus challenges the young man to sell his possessions and give to the poor, illustrating the principle that true treasure is found in following Christ rather than accumulating wealth.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical perspective on ownership is rooted in the understanding that God is the ultimate owner of all things. Humans are called to be faithful stewards of the resources entrusted to them, recognizing their responsibility to use their possessions for God's purposes and the benefit of others.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1510.htm"><span class="l">1510. eimi -- I exist, I am</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1), falls (1), found (1), had (8), happen (4), have (2), have come (1), lived (1),<br> mean (1), mean* (2), means (7), meant (2), originate (1), <b>owns</b> (1), remain (3 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1510.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm"><span class="l">3426. yesh -- being, substance, existence, is</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition being, substance, existence, is NASB Word Usage any (1), Gaddi (1), going<br> (1), had (1), has (4), have (17), owned (3), <b>owns</b> (1), sometimes (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3426.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bevan/three_friends_of_god/chapter_ix_the_master_owns.htm"><span class="l">The Master <b>Owns</b> Himself a Sinner</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER IX THE MASTER <b>OWNS</b> HIMSELF A SINNER. AFTER this the Master said to<br> Nicholas, "I am in great wonderment about that thou saidst <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter ix the master owns.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/the_five_books_against_marcion/chapter_ix_marcions_gnostic_pretensions_vain.htm"><span class="l">Marcion's Gnostic Pretensions Vain, for the True God is Neither <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter IX."Marcion's Gnostic Pretensions Vain, for the True God is Neither Unknown<br> Nor Uncertain The Creator, Whom He <b>Owns</b> to Be God, Alone Supplies an <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the five books against marcion/chapter ix marcions gnostic pretensions vain.htm</font><p><a href="/library/law/an_humble_affectionate_and_earnest_address_to_the_clergy/address_29_0_0_now_this_middle.htm"><span class="l">Now this Middle Way Has Neither Scripture nor Sense in It...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For he that <b>owns</b> more goodness than one, <b>owns</b> more gods than one. And<br> he that believes he can have any good in him, but the one <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../address 29 0 0 now this middle.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/romans_corinthians_to_ii_corinthians_chap_v/servants_and_lords.htm"><span class="l">Servants and Lords</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Christ. That man <b>owns</b> the world who despises it. <b>...</b> thing. He <b>owns</b> the world<br> who turns it to the highest use of growing his soul by it. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/servants and lords.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_1_he_division_of.htm"><span class="l">He Division of the Land.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Both which phrases the book of the gospel <b>owns</b>: "The land of Israel," Matthew<br> 2:20: and it calls the heathens, "those that are without," 1 Corinthians 5:13; 1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 1 he division of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xxv_benefits_should_be.htm"><span class="l">Benefits Should be Conferred on the Poor Rather than on the Rich.. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> But the poor man makes God the debtor in his place, and freely <b>owns</b> to the benefits<br> he has received. To these remarks is added a warning to despise riches. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xxv benefits should be.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_ephesians_peter/the_owner_and_his_slaves.htm"><span class="l">The Owner and his Slaves</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You have the slave-market, 'the Lord that bought them,' and because He purchased<br> them, <b>owns</b> them. <b>...</b> The Lord"that is, Jesus Christ"<b>owns</b> all men. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the owner and his slaves.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/mans_true_treasure_in_god.htm"><span class="l">Man's True Treasure in God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> own. A friend or a lover <b>owns</b> the heart that he or she loves, and which<br> loves back again; and not otherwise do we possess God. Such <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/mans true treasure in god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_seventh_beatitude.htm"><span class="l">The Seventh Beatitude</span></a> <br><b>...</b> God <b>owns</b> the man that lives in the fashion that we have been trying to outline"God<br> <b>owns</b> him for His child; manifestly a son, because he has the Father's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the seventh beatitude.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/the_kings_potters.htm"><span class="l">The King's Potters</span></a> <br><b>...</b> wants. We have nothing in property, but all is His and held by His gift<br> and to be used for Him. The slave <b>owns</b> nothing. The patch <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the kings potters.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/o/owns.htm"><span class="l"><b>Owns</b> (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Owns</b> (13 Occurrences). Matthew 18:12 "What do<br> you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/owns.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/visible.htm"><span class="l">Visible (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 14:35 then he who <b>owns</b> the house shall come and tell the priest,<br> saying,'There seems to me to be some sort of plague in the house.' (See NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/visible.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/owning.htm"><span class="l">Owning (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/owning.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/owner.htm"><span class="l">Owner (56 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One who <b>owns</b>; a rightful proprietor; one who has<br> the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/owner.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/ownself.htm"><span class="l">Ownself (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/ownself.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/looks.htm"><span class="l">Looks (76 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 14:35 then he who <b>owns</b> the house shall come and tell the priest,<br> saying,'There seems to me to be some sort of plague in the house.' (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/looks.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tied.htm"><span class="l">Tied (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> us, and taking Paul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says<br> the Holy Spirit:'So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who <b>owns</b> this belt <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tied.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mildew.htm"><span class="l">Mildew (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 14:35 then he who <b>owns</b> the house shall come and tell the priest,<br> saying,'There seems to me to be some sort of plague in the house.' (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mildew.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/paul's.htm"><span class="l">Paul's (34 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> us, and taking Paul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says<br> the Holy Spirit:'So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who <b>owns</b> this belt <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/paul's.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/planter.htm"><span class="l">Planter (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> corn; a machine planter. 2. (n.) One who <b>owns</b> or cultivates a plantation;<br> as, a sugar planter; a coffee planter. 3. (n.) A colonist <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/planter.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/cattle-on-a-thousand-hills.html">What does it mean that God owns the cattle on a thousand hills? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-prosperity.html">What does the Bible say about prosperity? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/objective-truth.html">What is objective truth? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Owns (13 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Matthew 18:12</a></span><br />"What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12</a></span><br />and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/21-11.htm">Acts 21:11</a></span><br />Coming to us, and taking Paul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit:'So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who <span class="boldtext">owns</span> this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/4-1.htm">Galatians 4:1</a></span><br />Now I say that so long as an heir is a child, he in no respect differs from a slave, although he is the owner of everything,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Genesis 23:9</a></span><br />that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me among you for a possession of a burying-place."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Genesis 24:36</a></span><br />Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/32-17.htm">Genesis 32:17</a></span><br />He commanded the foremost, saying, "When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying,'Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/38-25.htm">Genesis 38:25</a></span><br />When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man, whose these are, I am with child." She also said, "Please discern whose are these-the signet, and the cords, and the staff."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Genesis 39:8</a></span><br />and he refuseth, and saith unto his lord's wife, 'Lo, my lord hath not known what 'is' with me in the house, and all that he hath he hath given into my hand;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/22-3.htm">Exodus 22:3</a></span><br />If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt of bloodshed for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/14-35.htm">Leviticus 14:35</a></span><br />then he who <span class="boldtext">owns</span> the house shall come and tell the priest, saying,'There seems to me to be some sort of plague in the house.'<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Leviticus 27:28</a></span><br />"'Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-21.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:21</a></span><br />Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/o/owns.htm">Owns</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/owns.htm">Owns (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/ownselves.htm">Ownselves (2 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/o/owning.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Owning"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Owning" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/o/ownself.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ownself"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ownself" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>