Giving to others

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• 2 Corinthians 9:7

  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

• Luke 6:38

  Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

• Matthew 6:1–4

  Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: …

• Matthew 25:35

  For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

• 2 Corinthians 8:12

  For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

• Matthew 6:20

  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

• Matthew 25:35–46

  For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? …

• Proverbs 19:17

  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

• Mark 12:41–44

  And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: …

• John 3:16

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

• Acts 3:6

  Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

• 2 Corinthians 9:8

  And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

• 2 Corinthians 8:1–24

  Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; …

• Luke 21:1–4

  And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: …

• Matthew 10:8

  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

• Leviticus 27:30

  And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD.

• Proverbs 3:27

  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

• Hebrews 13:16

  But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

• Acts 20:34

  Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

• Psalms 104:28

  That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

• Proverbs 11:25

  The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

• 2 Corinthians 9:10

  Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

• Luke 6:30

  Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

• Proverbs 31:9

  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

• 2 Corinthians 9:6

  But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

• Psalms 37:21

  The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

• Matthew 19:21

  Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

• Malachi 3:10

  Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

• Proverbs 3:9

  Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

• 2 Corinthians 9:11

  Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

• Acts 20:35

  I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

• Matthew 6:3–4

  But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

• 1 Corinthians 13:3

  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

• Proverbs 11:1–25:28

  A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. …

• 1 Corinthians 9:6

  Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

• Matthew 6:2

  Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

• 1 Corinthians 9:1–11:34

  Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, …

• Luke 3:11

  He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

• Deuteronomy 15:10

  Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

• 1 Corinthians 9:7

  Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?