Thematic Bible: Scriptural rules for
Thematic Bible
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to ability
And he shall {sacrifice} one of the turtledoves or the {young doves} that {he can afford},
But if he [is] poorer than your proper value, then he shall present himself {before} the priest, and the priest shall set a value [on] him; the priest shall value him {according to} what the person who made a vow {can afford}.
Each [person] {shall give as he is able}, [that is], according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you.
According to their ability they gave to the treasury room for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly tunics.
and I said to them: "We ourselves have bought back our brothers the Jews who were sold to the nations as we were able. But now you yourselves have sold your brothers so they may be sold to us!" They were silent and could not find a word [to say].
So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,
For if the eagerness is present {according to what one has}, [it is] acceptable not {according to what one does not have}.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Freely
Sell your possessions and give charitable gifts. Make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where thief does not approach or moth destroy.
Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure--pressed down, shaken, overflowing--they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return."
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to income
Each [person] {shall give as he is able}, [that is], according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you.
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Regularly, every week
On the first [day] of the week, each one of you {put aside} [something], saving up {to whatever extent he has prospered}, in order that whenever I come, at that time collections do not take place.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Cheerfully
Each one [should give] as he has decided in his heart, not {reluctantly} or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » With simplicity
if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Giving » Scriptural rules for » Without ostentation
But you, [when you] practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,