12 Bible Verses about Generosity

Most Relevant Verses

Proverbs 11:25

The soul of blessing shall be made fat: also he watering, shall himself drink to the full.

Isaiah 32:8

And the liberal will counsel liberal things, and upon liberal things shall he stand.

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Generosity » Liberality in the early church

Acts 11:29

And certain of the disciples, as he was able, determined, each of them, to send for service to the brethren dwelling in Judea:

Acts 4:34-35

For neither was any in want among them: for as many as were possessors of farms or houses, selling, brought the prices of things sold, And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need.

2 Corinthians 8:2

That in much proof of pressure the abundance of their joy and their poverty according to depth abounded to the abundance of their simplicity.

Philippians 4:16

For also in Thessalonica, and once, and twice, ye sent to my necessity.

Generosity » Offerings for the rebuilding of the temple

Ezra 2:69

According to their power they gave to the treasure of the work of gold six myriads and a thousand darics, and of silver, five thousand portions, and of priests' tunics, a hundred.

Ezra 1:6

And all those round about them strengthened upon their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with substance, and with cattle, and most precious things, besides all being willingly given.

Ezra 8:25

And I shall weigh to them the silver and the gold, and the vessels of the oblation of the house of God, that the king and his counselors. and his chiefs and all Israel being found had lifted up

Nehemiah 7:70

And from the sum of heads of the fathers they gave for the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure gold a thousand drachmas, fifty vases, thirty and five hundred priests' tunics.

Generosity » David's gifts for the temple

1 Chronicles 29:3-4

And yet in my delighting in the house of my God, there is to me property of gold and silver I gave to the house of my God, to above from all I prepared for the holy house, Three thousand talents of gold from gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of purified silver, to spread over the walls of the houses:

Generosity » Gifts for the repairing of God's house

2 Chronicles 24:10

And the chiefs and all the people will rejoice, and they will bring in and cast into the ark, even to finishing.

Generosity » Gifts of israel for the tabernacle

Exodus 35:22

And they will come, the men with the women, all of a willing heart, they brought rings, and ear-rings, and seals, and globules of gold, all vessels of gold: and every man who lifted up a waving of gold to Jehovah.

Generosity » Offerings at the dedication

Numbers 7:3

And they will bring their offering before Jehovah, six litter wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the chiefs and an ox for one: and they shall bring them before the dwelling.

Generosity » The poor widow's offering

Luke 21:1-4

And having looked np, he saw the rich casting their gifts into the royal treasury. And he also saw a certain poor widow casting there two small coins. And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all: read more.
For all they, of that abounding to them, have cast in to the gifts of God: and she from her want cast in all the living which she had.

Generosity » Over-plus of gifts

Exodus 36:5

And they will say to Moses, saying, The people are multiplying to bring more than enough to the service for the work which Jehovah commanded to do it

Topics on Generosity

Generosity, God's

Ephesians 1:7-9

In whom we have redemption by his blood, the letting go of faults, according to the riches of his grace;

Generosity, Human

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all care, and in love from you to us, that also ye abound in this grace.

Generosity, Used Towards

Exodus 35:21-29

And they will come, every man whose heart lifted him up and every one whose spirit impelled him, and they brought the offering of Jehovah to the work of the tent of appointment, and for all its work, and for the garments of the holy place.

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