14 Bible Verses about Giving Without Expecting Return
Most Relevant Verses
And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full.
But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.
If you do what is good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
Give to everyone who asks you, and from one who takes your things, don’t ask for them back.
He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.
although He did not leave Himself without a witness, since He did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and satisfying your hearts with food and happiness.”
And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”
and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.
Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them—this is the Law and the Prophets.
On the contrary, when you host a banquet, invite those who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind.
