12 Bible Verses about Generosity, Used Towards

Supply the needs of God's people, be unfailing in hospitality.

So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who belong to the family of the faith.

If anyone begs from you, give to him, and when anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.

Sell what belongs to you, and give away the money! Get yourselves purses that will never wear out, inexhaustible riches in heaven, where thieves cannot get near nor moths destroy.

But it was very kind of you to share my difficulties. And you at Philippi know as well as I do, that in the early days of the good news, after I left Macedonia, no church but yours went into partnership and opened an account with me. Even when I was at Thessalonica you sent money more than once for my needs.

for he came near dying for the Lord's work, and risked his life to make up for what was lacking in the service you have done me.

"But take care not to do your good deeds in public for people to see, for, if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you are going to give to charity, do not blow a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and the streets, to make people praise them. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get! But when you give to charity, your own left hand must not know what your right hand is doing,

the speaker, in his exhortation, the giver of charity, with generosity, the office-holder, with devotion, the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

On the first of every week each of you is to put aside and store up whatever he gains, so that money will not have to be collected after I come.

If a man is willing to give, the value of his gift is in its proportion to what he has, not to what he has not.

Just as you excel in everything else??aith, expression, knowledge, perfect devotion, and the love we have awakened in you??ou must excel in this generous undertaking too.

You will grow rich in every way, so that through me you can show perfect liberality that will make men thank God for it. For the rendering of this service does more than supply the wants of God's people; it results in a wealth of thanksgiving to God. The way you stand the test of this service must do honor to God, through your fidelity to what you profess as to the good news of Christ, and through the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others;