Bible verses about "generosity" | Wesley

⁴² And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

⁶ And this I say, He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully: ⁷ Let every man do as he chuseth in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a chearful giver.

¹⁷ But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

¹⁷ Charge the rich in this world not to be high-minded, neither to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy: ¹⁸ To do good, to be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, ¹⁹ Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

¹ And looking up, he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury. ² And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither tuo mites. ³ And he said, Of a truth I say to you, This poor widow hath cast in more than they all. ⁴ For all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

³⁸ Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete with, it shall be measured to you again.

³⁵ I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring ye ought to help the infirm, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, which he himself said, It is happier to give than to receive.