14 Bible Verses about Giving Without Expecting Return
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And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.