2 Corinthians 8:3
For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,
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2 Corinthians 8:3
For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,
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Genesis 24:58
And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.
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Exodus 25:4
And blue and purple and red, and the best linen, and goats' hair;
Exodus 25:5
And sheepskins coloured red, and leather, and hard wood;
Exodus 25:6
Oil for the light, spices for the sweet-smelling oil, sweet perfumes for burning;
Exodus 25:7
Beryls and stones of value to be put on the ephod and on the priest's bag.
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Exodus 32:3
And all the people took the gold rings from their ears and gave them to Aaron.
2 Chronicles 31:5
And when the order was made public, straight away the children of Israel gave, in great amounts, the first-fruits of their grain and wine and oil and honey, and of the produce of their fields; and they took in a tenth part of everything, a great store.
2 Chronicles 31:6
And the children of Israel and Judah, who were living in the towns of Judah came with the tenth part of their oxen and sheep, and a tenth of all the holy things which were to be given to the Lord their God, and put them in great masses.
2 Chronicles 31:7
The first store of things was put down in the third month, and in the seventh month the masses were complete.
2 Chronicles 31:8
And when Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw all the store of goods, they gave praise to the Lord and to his people Israel.
2 Chronicles 31:9
Then Hezekiah put questions to the priests and Levites about the store of goods.
Proverbs 3:9
Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
Proverbs 3:10
So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.
Malachi 3:10
Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.
Malachi 3:11
And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies
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Deuteronomy 15:8
But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of.
Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.
Job 31:16
If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
Job 31:17
If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
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Deuteronomy 16:10
Then keep the feast of weeks to the Lord your God, with an offering freely given to him from the wealth he has given you:
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Deuteronomy 16:11
Then you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.
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2 Samuel 24:22
And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take whatever seems right to him, and make an offering of it: see, here are the oxen for the burned offering, and the grain-cleaning instruments and the ox-yokes for wood:
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2 Samuel 24:23
All this does the servant of my lord the king give to the king. And Araunah said, May the Lord your God be pleased with your offering!
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1 Chronicles 22:19
Now give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the name of the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;
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Exodus 35:20
And all the children of Israel went away from Moses.
Exodus 36:6
So Moses made an order and had it given out through all the tents, saying, Let no man or woman make any more offerings for the holy place. So the people were kept from giving more.
2 Chronicles 24:10
And all the chiefs and all the people came gladly and put their money into the chest, till they had all given.
2 Chronicles 24:11
So when the chest was taken to the king's servants by the Levites, and they saw that there was much money in it, the king's scribe and the chief priest's servant took the money out, and put the chest back in its place. They did this day by day, and got together a great amount of money.
2 Chronicles 24:14
And when the work was done, they took the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and it was used for making the vessels for the house of the Lord, all the vessels needed for the offerings, the spoons and the vessels of gold and silver. And as long as Jehoiada was living, the regular burned offerings were offered in the house of the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 31:20
This Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
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2 Chronicles 31:21
And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.
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1 Chronicles 29:5
Gold for the gold things, and silver for the silver things, and for every sort of work to be done by the expert workmen. Who then will come forward, offering himself this day for the Lord's work?
1 Chronicles 29:6
Then the heads of families and the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the controllers of the king's business, freely gave themselves;
1 Chronicles 29:12
Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on.
1 Chronicles 29:16
O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours.
2 Chronicles 17:16
After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;
Ezra 2:69
Every one, as he was able, gave for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand pounds of silver and a hundred priests' robes.
Nehemiah 5:8
And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said nothing, answering not a word.
Isaiah 60:17
In place of brass, I will give gold, and for iron silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make Peace your judge, and Righteousness your overseer.
1 Corinthians 9:17
But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.
Philemon 1:14
But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
1 Peter 5:2
Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;
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Psalms 22:27
All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.
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Psalms 22:28
For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.
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Psalms 37:21
The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
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Proverbs 5:15
Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.
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Ezra 7:27
Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;
Matthew 6:31
Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
Matthew 6:32
Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:
Matthew 6:33
But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
Matthew 6:34
Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.
Matthew 10:8
Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.
Matthew 10:9
Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;
Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.
Acts 28:10
Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.
Philippians 4:11
But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself.
Philippians 4:12
It is the same to me if I am looked down on or honoured; everywhere and in all things I have the secret of how to be full and how to go without food; how to have wealth and how to be in need.
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Matthew 25:22
And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more.
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2 Chronicles 6:8
But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:
Proverbs 19:22
The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
Mark 12:41
And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.
Mark 12:42
And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.
Mark 14:6
But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.
Mark 14:7
The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.
Mark 14:9
And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.
Luke 21:3
And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:
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Luke 19:18
And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.
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Luke 19:19
And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.
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Acts 4:36
And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth,
Acts 4:37
Having a field, got money for it and put the money at the feet of the Apostles.
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Acts 6:3
Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.
Acts 6:4
Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.
Acts 6:5
And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:
Acts 6:6
These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.
Acts 15:22
Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:
Acts 15:25
It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,
2 Corinthians 8:19
And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:
2 Corinthians 8:24
Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.
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Acts 20:1
And after the noise had come to an end, Paul, having sent for the disciples and given them comfort, went away from them to Macedonia.
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Romans 11:2
God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,
Romans 11:3
Lord, they have put your prophets to death, and made waste your altars, and now I am the last, and they are searching for me to take away my life.
Romans 11:4
But what answer does God make to him? I have still seven thousand men whose knees have not been bent to Baal.
Romans 11:5
In the same way, there are at this present time some who are marked out by the selection of grace.
Romans 11:6
But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.
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Romans 11:12
Now, if their fall is the wealth of the world, and their loss the wealth of the Gentiles, how much greater will be the glory when they are made full?
Romans 11:13
But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:
Romans 11:14
If in any way those who are of my flesh may be moved to envy, so that some of them may get salvation by me.
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Romans 12:6
And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;
Romans 12:7
Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;
Romans 12:8
He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
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2 Kings 4:44
So he put it before them, and they had a meal and there was more than enough, as the Lord had said.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
Acts 2:41
Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.
Acts 2:44
And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common;
Acts 11:23
Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
Romans 15:27
Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
2 Corinthians 9:10
And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;
Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
Philippians 4:19
And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:29
And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.
Hebrews 13:21
Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
Galatians 6:6
But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.
Galatians 6:7
Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.
Galatians 6:8
Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
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Proverbs 11:24
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Luke 12:33
Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.
Acts 4:33
And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.
2 Corinthians 9:9
As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.
Philippians 2:21
For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.
Philippians 4:17
Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.
Philippians 4:18
I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.
1 Timothy 6:17
Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
1 Timothy 6:18
And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;
Hebrews 13:16
But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
1 Peter 4:9
Keep open house for all with a glad heart;
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Job 16:19
Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high.
John 12:17
Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.
John 19:35
And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.
Acts 20:26
And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.
2 Corinthians 1:23
But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;
1 Thessalonians 2:11
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
1 Thessalonians 2:12
So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.
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Proverbs 3:27
Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
1 Thessalonians 4:10
And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
James 2:15
If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,
James 2:16
And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
1 John 3:16
In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.
1 John 3:18
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
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Acts 11:27
Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
2 Corinthians 9:12
For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;
2 Corinthians 9:15
Praise be to God for what he has given, which words have no power to say.
Hebrews 10:24
And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;
Hebrews 13:3
Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
Revelation 2:9
I have knowledge of your troubles and how poor you are (but you have true wealth), and the evil words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a Synagogue of Satan.
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