Romans 12:8
if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one [should give] as he has decided in his heart, not {reluctantly} or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
1 Corinthians 12:28
and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
1 Timothy 5:17
The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.
Acts 13:15
So after the reading from the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent [word] to them, saying, "Men [and] brothers, if there is any message of exhortation by you for the people, say [it]."
Acts 15:32
Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers by a long message.
Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, that he will command his children and his household after him that they will keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he said to him."
Deuteronomy 15:8-11
But you shall certainly open your hand for him, and {you shall willingly lend} [to] him enough to meet his need, {whatever it is}.
Deuteronomy 15:14
You shall generously supply him from [among] your flocks and from your threshing floor and from your press; [according to] that [with which] Yahweh your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
Deuteronomy 16:11
And you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite that [is] in your {towns} and the alien and the orphan and the widow who are in your midst in the place that Yahweh your God will choose to let his name dwell there.
Deuteronomy 16:14-15
and you shall rejoice at your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite and the orphan and the widow that [are] in your {towns}.
Job 31:16-20
"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,
Psalm 37:21
[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.
Psalm 101:1-8
I will sing of loyal love and justice; I will sing praises to you, O Yahweh.
Psalm 112:9
{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
Proverbs 22:9
He [who] {is generous} will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his [own] bread.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do--do [it] with [all] your might; for in Sheol--where you are going--no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not let your hands rest in the evening, for you do not know what will prosper-- whether this or that, or whether both of them alike will succeed.
Isaiah 32:5
A fool will no longer be called noble, and a scoundrel will not be said [to be] eminent.
Isaiah 32:8
But [the] nobleman plans noble things, and he stands upon noble things.
Isaiah 58:7-11
[Is it] not to break your bread for the hungry? You must bring {home} [the] poor, [the] homeless. When you see [the] naked, you must cover him, and you must not hide yourself from your {relatives}.
Isaiah 64:5
You meet with the one who rejoices, one who does righteousness. In your ways they remember you. Look! You were angry and we sinned against them [in] ancient [times] and we were saved.
Matthew 6:2-4
Therefore whenever you practice charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet in front of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
Matthew 25:40
And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'
Luke 21:1-4
And he looked up [and] saw the rich putting their gifts into the contribution box,
Acts 2:44-46
And all who believed were in the same [place], and had everything in common.
Acts 4:33-35
And with great power the apostles were giving testimony [to] the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
Acts 11:28-30
And one of them {named} Agabus stood up [and] indicated by the Spirit [that] a great famine was about to come over the whole inhabited earth (which took place in the time of Claudius).
Acts 13:12
Then [when] the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, [because he] was astounded at the teaching about the Lord.
Acts 20:2
And [after he] had gone through those regions and encouraged them {at length}, he came to Greece
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].
Romans 12:13
contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.
Romans 13:6
For because of this you also pay taxes, for [the authorities] are servants of God, busily engaged in this very [thing].
1 Corinthians 14:3
But the one who prophesies speaks to people edification and encouragement and consolation.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, in holiness and purity of motive from God, not in merely human wisdom, but by the grace of God.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is present {according to what one has}, [it is] acceptable not {according to what one does not have}.
2 Corinthians 9:11
being made rich in every [way] for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
2 Corinthians 9:13
Through the proven character of this service [they will] glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of [your] participation toward them and toward everyone,
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of [devotion] to Christ.
Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,
Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey your {human} masters in everything, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our exhortation [is] not from error or from impurity or with deceit,
1 Thessalonians 2:8
Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-14
Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and rule over you in the Lord and admonish you,
1 Timothy 3:4-5
managing his own household well, having children in submission with all dignity
1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, pay attention to the [public] reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
Hebrews 10:25
not abandoning {our meeting together}, as [is] the habit of some, but encouraging [each other], and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.
Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; {considering the outcome of their way of life}, imitate their faith.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit [to them], for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not [with] groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.
Hebrews 13:22
Now I urge you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for indeed I have written to you {briefly}.
Hebrews 13:24
Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
1 Peter 4:9-11
[Be] hospitable to one another without complaining.
1 Peter 5:2-3
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,