12 Bible Verses about Generosity
Most Relevant Verses
In every way you will grow richer and become even more generous, and this will cause others to give thanks to God because of us,
A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.
Do not neglect to do good and to be generous, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. Although he was rich, for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might become rich.
He gives generously to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.
But those who are decent plan noble things, and by noble deeds they stand."
Even if I give away everything that I have and sacrifice myself, but have no love, I gain nothing.
From Thematic Bible
Generosity » Liberality in the early church
So all of the disciples decided they would send a contribution to the brothers living in Judea, as they were able,
since none of them needed anything, because everyone who had land or houses would sell them and bring the money received for the things sold and lay it at the apostles' feet. Then it was distributed to anyone who needed it.
In spite of their terrible ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and deep poverty have led them to be abundantly generous.
Even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs not once, but twice.
Generosity » Offerings for the rebuilding of the temple
They contributed to the treasury for this work in accordance with their ability: 61,000 golden drachma, 5,000 units of silver, and 100 priestly robes.
Later, Zacchaeus stood up and announced to the Lord, "Look! I'm giving half of my possessions to the destitute, and if I have accused anyone falsely, I'm repaying four times as much as I owe."
So all of their neighbors equipped the travelers with silver, gold, equipment, pack animals, and valuable goods, in addition to voluntary offerings.
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor contributed 1,000 gold drachmas to the treasury, along with 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.
Generosity » David's gifts for the temple
"In addition to everything that I have supplied for the Temple, it pleases me to provide my own treasure of gold and silver, so because of my love for the Temple of my God I hereby give to the Temple of my God the following: 3,000 gold talents imported from Ophir, 7,000 talents of refined silver for gilding the walls of the Temple
Generosity » Gifts for the repairing of God's house
So all the princes and all the people gladly brought their tax and placed it into the chest until they had completed paying the tax.
Generosity » Gifts of israel for the tabernacle
Both the men and women came all whose hearts prompted them and brought brooches, earrings, rings, pendants, and all kinds of gold jewelry. Every person presented a wave offering of gold to the LORD.
Generosity » Offerings at the dedication
They brought their offering into the LORD's presence, consisting of six covered carts and twelve oxen one cart each from two leaders and an ox from each one. After they presented them in front of the tent,
Generosity » The poor widow's offering
Now Jesus looked up and saw rich people dropping their gifts into the offering box. Then he saw a destitute widow drop in two small copper coins. He said, "I tell you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than all of them, read more.
because all the others contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, in her poverty, dropped in everything she had to live on."
Generosity » Over-plus of gifts
and told Moses, "The people are bringing much more than enough for the work that the LORD has commanded us to do."
Topics on Generosity
Generosity, God's
Ephesians 1:7-9In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace
Generosity, Human
2 Corinthians 8:7-9Indeed, the more your faith, speech, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for us increase, the more we want you to be rich in this work of kindness.
Generosity, Used Towards
Exodus 35:21-29and every person whose heart moved him and all whose spirits prompted them, brought an offering to the LORD for constructing the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.
