God’s word is full of Biblical truths about giving. And in this devotional, we’ll read Amazing Bible Verses about Giving and discover the power of God’s love and generosity.
Giving in the Bible
Every Christian is called to have a generous heart and to give to God’s people. He wants us to give more than money or material possessions. God asks us to give our time and resources above and beyond our regular ten percent tithe. And to change hearts and minds for God’s kingdom by helping others whenever we can.
Powerful Bible Verses about Giving to God
God has been extremely generous with us. He sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins. And Jesus gave His own life so that we could have eternal life in Him.
At its very core giving is an act of worship. It’s our way of saying thanks for the many blessings God gives to us in our everyday lives. And these Bible verses about giving to God remind us of the power of the ultimate gift of grace given to us through faith in Jesus Christ.
Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
Proverbs 3:9 ESV
For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men,
2 Corinthians 9:12-13 NKJV
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:1-2 ESV
Benefits of Giving in the Bible Verse
God has called each of us to be a generous person. And because we love Him, we want to bless the people around us.
However, there is an added bonus to being charitable. In these Bible verses about generosity, we see the benefit of our giving.
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Luke 6:38 NIV
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
James 1:17 NKJV
A generous person will prosper;
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25 NIV
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
2 Corinthians 9:10 NIV
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 ESV
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 NIV
Bible Verses about Giving to the Poor
Serving the poor and needy is always the right thing to do. Helping others when they’re down is a great way of worshipping God and showing His love to someone who may not be saved.
Because the truth is, we all fall on hard times in life. And we hope that when it’s our turn, someone will show us a little generosity too. The good news is, most of the time they do. And knowing we can count on both God and our fellow man gives us peace of mind.
So, the following Bible Verses about giving to the poor inspire us to go the extra mile and show the peace of Christ to someone in need today.
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them. Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need.
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9 ESV
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 NKJV
All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
Galatians 2:10 NIV
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Short Bible Verses about Giving to Others
Giving to others is one of the best ways we can witness to them.
By opening our hearts and our wallets we can show God’s love to an unbelieving world and make a lasting impact for God’s kingdom.
So, give as much as you can and see the lives of those around you transformed by God’s grace.
But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”
Acts 3:6 NLT
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Acts 20:35 NIV
All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing.
If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell some family land, then a close relative should buy it back for him.
Leviticus 25:25 NLT
The Joy of Giving Bible Verse
But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Hebrews 13:16 NKJV
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
Psalm 37:21 NIV
Cheerful Giver Bible Verse
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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Encouraging Bible Verses about Giving to the Church
God has called all church members to give to the congregation. It enables the church to keep the doors open, the lights, on, and most of all to reach our community for Christ.
So, as God’s people let’s give liberally to our local church and further God’s kingdom right where we live.
Here are some encouraging Bible verses about giving to the church to spark your faith.
We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.
Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace. But as you excel in everything in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you see that you excel in this act of grace also.
2 Corinthians 8:1-7 ESV
On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.
1 Corinthians 16:2 ESV
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Romans 12:13 ESV
Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Luke 12:33 ESV
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 NIV
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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Popular Bible Verses about Giving Tithes and Offerings
Giving ten percent of what we earn is a given. The Bible is clear that God will take care of us and that everything we have comes from Him. All He asks is for us to give a tithe or ten percent back to Him. And that‘s the deal of the century!
The next collection of giving verses are a testament to the outpouring of God’s grace when we give tithes and offerings in His name.
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and put Me to the test now in this,” says the Lord of armies, “if I do not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.
Malachi 3:10 NASB
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.
“Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
Luke 11:42 NIV
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
Matthew 23:23 NKJV
Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.
“Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.
Malachi 1:14 NIV
Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:9 NIV
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Bible Verses about Giving Money
Giving isn’t just about money or material possessions. But sometimes giving financially is what we are called to do.
As you’ll see in the following Bible Verses about giving, the amount isn’t what matters, it’s what’s in your heart that counts.
As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
Luke 21:1-4 NIV
You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to remembrance before the Lord, so as to make atonement for your lives.
Exodus 30:16 ESV
Take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze;
Inspiring God Gives Scriptures
God gives us so much!
Every day He is giving us grace upon grace, watching over us, and caring for our needs.
In these next scriptures about giving, we’ll see God’s grace unfold in our everyday lives.
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
Luke 11:13 NKJV
The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5 NIV
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:9 NIV
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
“Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.
1 Chronicles 29:11-14 NKJV
So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Luke 18:29-30 NKJV
Examples of Giving in the Bible
God asks His children to live a generous life. To give of ourselves both financially and spiritually. And to lead people to God’s kingdom by the simple act of giving.
In my life, no one exemplifies this more than my father. He has the God-given gift of giving. Over the years he has shown me how to be a faithful and cheerful giver. He is the example I follow in my giving. But there are so many wonderful examples of how to give generously in the Bible.
So, in the following Bible Verses, we’ll see some excellent examples of generous living in both the Old Testament and New Testament.
Together let’s follow their example and give above and beyond, all because God has been so generous to us!
Old Testament Examples of Giving Generously
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
and blessed be God Most High,
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”
And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and give it to the Lord. I will not present burnt offerings that have cost me nothing!”
1 Chronicles 21:24 NLT
New Testament Examples of Giving Generously
There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 4:34-37 ESV
Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.
Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
Acts 2:44-45 NKJV
I pray these Amazing Bible Verses about Giving have shown you a new way to look at using tithes, offerings, and gifts to further God’s kingdom in your life and the lives of those around you.
May you rest in God’s love and generosity today!
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