14 Bible Verses about Giving Without Expecting Return
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If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.
And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.
and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!”
and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
