60 Bible Verses about Giving
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give, and you will have ample measure given you ??they will pour into your lap measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over; for the measure you deal out to others will be dealt back to yourselves."
I showed you how this was the way to work hard and succour the needy, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'To give is happier than to get.'"
Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.
so as to keep your alms secret; then your Father who sees what is secret will reward you openly.
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, I tell you, he shall not lose his reward."
When you give alms, make no flourish of trumpets like the hypocrites in the synagogues and the streets, so as to win applause from men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.
for I will give you words and wisdom that not one of your opponents will be able to meet or refute.
Ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;
Now then, you are to the front in everything, in faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all zeal, and in love for us ??do come to the front in this gracious enterprise as well.
All those will come to me who are the Father's gift to me, and never will I reject one of them;
thank God for everything ??such is his will for you in Christ Jesus;
Indeed, whatever you say or do, let everything be done in dependence on the Lord Jesus, giving thanks in his name to God the Father.
give to anyone who asks you, and do not ask your goods back from anyone who has taken them.
Jesus said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God." He astonished them.
What father among you, if asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone? Or, if asked for a fish, will hand him a serpent instead of a fish?
for they have all put in a contribution out of their surplus, but she has given out of her neediness all she possessed, her whole living."
For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.
He replied, "Let everyone who possesses two shirts share with him who has none, and let him who has food do likewise."
I never cease to give thanks for you, when I mention you in my prayers.
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Charity » Giving
I showed you how this was the way to work hard and succour the needy, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'To give is happier than to get.'"
Giving » To God, general references to
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to ability
Giving » Systematic » To God, of the best
in order to have the church as his very own, standing before him in all her glory, with never a spot or wrinkle or any such flaw, but consecrated and unblemished.
Giving » Rules for
Take care not to practise your charity before men in order to be noticed; otherwise you get no reward from your Father in heaven. No, When you give alms, make no flourish of trumpets like the hypocrites in the synagogues and the streets, so as to win applause from men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward. When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, read more.
so as to keep your alms secret; then your Father who sees what is secret will reward you openly.
Mark this: he who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and he who sows generously will reap a generous harvest. Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.
On the first day of the week let each of you put aside a sum from his weekly gains, so that the money may not have to be collected when I come.
Now, carry it through, so that your readiness to take it up may be equalled by the way you carry it through ??so far as your means allow. If only one is ready to give, according to his means, it is acceptable; he is not asked to give what he has not got.
it is a matter of give and take; at the present moment your surplus goes to make up what they lack, in order that their surplus may go to make up what you lack.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Freely
Sell what you possess and give it away in alms, make purses for yourselves that never wear out: get treasure in heaven that never fails, that no thief can get at, no moth destroy.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out daemons; give without paying, as you have got without paying;
give, and you will have ample measure given you ??they will pour into your lap measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over; for the measure you deal out to others will be dealt back to yourselves."
Giving » Systematic » Freely
Sell what you possess and give it away in alms, make purses for yourselves that never wear out: get treasure in heaven that never fails, that no thief can get at, no moth destroy.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out daemons; give without paying, as you have got without paying;
give, and you will have ample measure given you ??they will pour into your lap measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over; for the measure you deal out to others will be dealt back to yourselves."
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to income
Giving » Systematic » According to income
Giving » Sacrificial » The widow of zarephath
Giving » Sacrificial » The churches of macedonia
I can testify that up to their means, aye and beyond their means, they have given ??4 begging me of their own accord, most urgently, for the favour of contributing to the support of the saints.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Regularly, every week
On the first day of the week let each of you put aside a sum from his weekly gains, so that the money may not have to be collected when I come.
Giving » Systematic » Regularly, every week
On the first day of the week let each of you put aside a sum from his weekly gains, so that the money may not have to be collected when I come.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Cheerfully
Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.
Giving » Systematic » Cheerfully
Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.
Giving » Sacrificial » Mary of bethany
a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of expensive perfume which she poured over his head as he lay at table.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » With simplicity
the speaker his words of counsel; the contributor must be liberal, the superintendent must be in earnest, the sick visitor must be cheerful.
Giving » Systematic » With simplicity
the speaker his words of counsel; the contributor must be liberal, the superintendent must be in earnest, the sick visitor must be cheerful.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Without ostentation
Giving » Sacrificial » Israel, at the erection of the tabernacle
Giving » Systematic » Without ostentation
Giving » Sacrificial » Members of the early church
There was not a needy person among them, for those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sale,
Giving » Sacrificial » The poor widow
for these people all contributed out of their surplus, but she has given out of her neediness all her living."
Topics on Giving
Angels Giving The Law
Galatians 3:19Then what about the Law? Well, it was interpolated for the purpose of producing transgressions till such time as the Offspring arrived to whom the Promise was made; also, it was transmitted by means of angels through the agency of an intermediary
Generous Giving Examples
Mark 12:42but a poor widow came up and put in two little coins amounting to a halfpenny.
Giving Back
Mark 12:17Jesus said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God." He astonished them.
Giving Food And Drink
Matthew 14:16Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; give them some food yourselves."
Giving Good Things
James 1:17all we are given is good, and all our endowments are faultless, descending from above, from the Father of the heavenly lights, who knows no change of rising and setting, who casts no shadow on the earth.
Giving Money To The Church
2 Corinthians 9:7Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.
Giving Thanks
Ephesians 5:20and render thanks to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ at all times and for all things.
Giving To Others
Hebrews 13:16Do not forget beneficence and charity, either; these are the kind of sacrifices that are acceptable to God.
Giving To The Poor
1 Corinthians 13:3I may distribute all I possess in charity, I may give up my body to be burnt, but if I have no love, I make nothing of it.
Giving Up
Colossians 1:11-12May his glorious might nerve you with full power to endure and to be patient cheerfully, whatever comes,
Giving Without Expecting Return
Luke 6:34If you only lend to those from whom you hope to get something, what credit is that to you? Even sinful men lend to one another, so as to get a fair return.
Giving, Advice On
Matthew 6:1Take care not to practise your charity before men in order to be noticed; otherwise you get no reward from your Father in heaven. No,
Giving, Of Oneself
1 John 3:16We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.
Giving, Of Possessions
Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell your property, give the money to the poor and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."
Giving, Of Talents
1 Corinthians 4:7Who singles you out, my brother? What do you possess that has not been given you? And if it was given you, why do you boast as if it had been gained, not given?
Giving, Of Time
Acts 17:26All nations he has created from a common origin, to dwell all over the earth, fixing their allotted periods and the boundaries of their abodes,
God Giving Breath
Acts 17:25he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything, for it is he who gives life and breath and all things to all men.
God Giving Freely
James 1:5Whoever of you is defective in wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all men without question or reproach, and the gift will be his.
God Giving His Son
John 4:10Jesus answered, "If you knew what is the free gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him instead, and he would have given you 'living' water."
God Giving His Spirit
John 3:34For he whom God has sent utters the words of God ??God gives him the Spirit in no sparing measure;
God Giving Life
Acts 17:25he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything, for it is he who gives life and breath and all things to all men.
God Giving Light
Ephesians 1:18illuminating the eyes of your heart so that you can understand the hope to which He calls us, the wealth of his glorious heritage in the saints,
God Giving Rest
Matthew 11:28Come to me, all who are labouring and burdened, and I will refresh you.
God Giving Strength
Philippians 4:13In him who strengthens me I am able for anything.
God Giving To The Son
Matthew 11:27All has been handed over to me by my Father: and no one knows the Son except the Father ??nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
God Giving Understanding
2 Timothy 2:7Think what I mean! The Lord will help you to understand perfectly.
Jesus Freely Giving His Life
John 10:18No one takes it from me, I lay it down of my own accord: I have power to lay it down and also power to take it up again; I have my Father's orders for this.
Never Giving Up
1 Corinthians 13:7always slow to expose, always eager to believe the best, always hopeful, always patient.
Not Giving Up
2 Corinthians 4:16-17Hence I never lose heart; though my outward man decays, my inner man is renewed day after day.
People Giving Clothes
Matthew 5:40whoever wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well;
People Giving Other Things
Matthew 25:28Take therefore the two hundred and fifty pounds away from him, give it to the servant who had the twelve hundred.
Sacrificial Giving
Acts 2:45they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds among all, as anyone might be in need.
Staying Strong And Not Giving Up
Galatians 6:9Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.
The Holy Spirit Giving Joy
Luke 1:41-45and when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb. Then Elizabeth was filled with the holy Spirit;
The Holy Spirit Giving Life
John 6:63What gives life is the Spirit: flesh is of no avail at all. The words I have uttered to you are spirit and life.
