2 Corinthians 8:3

Generosity In Giving

² that with a great ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and the extreme depth of their poverty have overflowed to the wealth of their generosity. ³ I testify that [they gave] according to [their] ability, and beyond [their] ability, by their own choice, ⁴ requesting of us with much exhortation the favor and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints,

Bear Witness

Can Testify

Exodus 35:29

Every man and woman whose heart impelled them to bring for all the work to be done that Yahweh had commanded {by the agency of} Moses--the {Israelites} brought freely to Yahweh.

Exodus 35:5

'Take from among you a contribution for Yahweh, anyone willing of heart, let him bring Yahweh's contribution--gold and silver and bronze,

Exodus 35:21-22

And they came--every man whose heart lifted him and every man whose spirit impelled him--they brought Yahweh's contribution for the work of the tent of assembly and for all its service and for the holy garments.

1 Chronicles 29:5-6

gold for the golden things and silver for the silver things, for all the work by the hand of skilled craftsmen. Now who will offer willingly, {consecrating himself} today to Yahweh?"

1 Chronicles 29:9

And the people rejoiced over their freewill offering, for with a whole heart they had willingly offered to Yahweh, and King David also rejoiced with great joy.

1 Corinthians 16:2

On the first [day] of the week, each one of you {put aside} [something], saving up {to whatever extent he has prospered}, in order that whenever I come, at that time collections do not take place.

1 Chronicles 29:13-17

And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor.

Psalm 110:3

Your people {will volunteer} in the day of your power. In holy splendor, from [the] womb of [the] dawn, you will have the dew of your youth.

Mark 14:8

She has done what she could; {she has anointed my body beforehand} for burial.

Acts 11:29

So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,

Romans 10:2

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

1 Corinthians 9:17

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if [I do so] unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

2 Corinthians 8:11-12

So now also complete the doing [of it], in order that just as [you have] the eagerness to want [to do it], thus also [you may] complete [it] from [what you] have.

2 Corinthians 8:16-17

But thanks [be] to God, who has put in the heart of Titus the same devotion {on your behalf},

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

Now [the point is] this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Galatians 4:15

So where [is] your blessing? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes [and] given [them] to me!

Philippians 2:13

For the one at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure, is God.

Colossians 4:13

For I testify to him that {he is working hard} on behalf of you and those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, [let it be] as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [let it be] as by the strength that God provides, so that in all [things] God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,