29 Bible Verses about Giving, Of Possessions

Jesus said to him, If you will be perfect, go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.

And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and take up your cross and follow me.

And Jesus hearing it, said to him, One thing you yet want; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.

Sell your property and bestow charity; make yourselves purses that become not old, and a treasury that fails not, in heaven, where no thief approaches, nor moth destroys;

contribute to the necessity of saints, practise hospitality.

only [they wished] that we should remember the poor, which I was also forward to do.

Let the elders who rule well be accounted worthy of a double compensation, especially those who labor in word and teaching. For the Scripture says, You shall not muzzle the ox that threshes; and, The laborer is worthy of his reward.

nor a provision sack for the way, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staves; for the laborer is worthy of his support;

Let him that is taught the word communicate with him that teaches of all good things.

And you know also, Philippians, that at the beginning of the gospel, when I went out from Macedonia, no church communicated with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you only; for even in Thessalonica and once and again you sent to my need. Not that I desire a gift, but I desire the fruit which abounds to your account.read more.
But I have all things and abound, I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a perfume of good odor, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

Pure religion and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to visit the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.

Support the widows who are widows indeed. But if any widow has children or relatives, let them learn first to support their family and to make returns to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Let each one contribute as he chooses in his heart, not with regret or from necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

They said to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give therefore Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God.

And Jesus said, Render Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God. And they wondered at him.

And he said to them, Render therefore Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God.

For on this account also you pay taxes; for [magistrates] are servants of God attending constantly to this same thing. Pay to all their dues; a tax to whom a tax is due, a toll to whom a toll is due, fear to whom fear, and honor to whom honor.

And whoever has the goods of the world and sees his brother have need, and withholds his compassions from him, how continues the love of God in him?

Or is there any man of you, who, if his son asks bread of him, will give him a stone? or if he asks a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to them that ask him.

But a certain Samaritan, on a journey, came where he was, and seeing him had compassion on him; and he came and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and putting him on his own beast, brought him to a khan, and took care of him. And on the next day, putting out two denarii [28 cents], he gave them to the khan-keeper, and said, Take care of him, and whatever you expend more, when I return I will pay you.

Cure the sick, cleanse lepers, cast out demons; you have received gratuitously, gratuitously give.

And now, therefore, perform the doing also, that as there was a readiness to will, so also there may be a performance from what you have. For if there is a willing mind, a man is acceptable according to what he has, and not according to what he has not.

But take heed not to perform your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise indeed, you have no reward from your Father in heaven. When, therefore, you give in charity, sound not a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward. But when you give in charity let not your left hand know what your right hand does,read more.
that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

On the first day of the week let each one of you lay aside by himself in store as God has prospered him, that there may be no collections made when I come.

give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you measure it shall be measured back to you.

that in much trying affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality. For according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, of their own accord,

to perform good works, to be rich in good works, to be liberal, benevolent,

And sitting opposite to the treasury, he observed how the multitude cast copper into the treasury. And many rich men cast in much; and one poor widow came and cast in two lepta, which is a quadrans [4 mills]. And calling his disciples, he said to them, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury.read more.
For all [others] have cast in of their abundance; but she of her want has cast in all that she had her entire living.

And looking up he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow cast in there two lepta [4 mills]. And he said, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;read more.
for all these have cast among the gifts from their abundance; but she from her want has cast in all the living she had.