Bible verses about "offerings" | Moffatt

⁴¹ Sitting down opposite the treasury, he watched the people putting their money into the treasury. A number of the rich were putting in large sums, ⁴² but a poor widow came up and put in two little coins amounting to a halfpenny. ⁴³ And he called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you truly, this poor widow has put in more than all who have put their money into the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they have all put in a contribution out of their surplus, but she has given out of her neediness all she possessed, her whole living."

³³ Sell what you possess and give it away in alms, make purses for yourselves that never wear out: get treasure in heaven that never fails, that no thief can get at, no moth destroy. ³⁴ For where your treasure lies, your heart will lie there too.

¹⁷ Charge the rich of this world not to be supercilious, and not to fix their hopes on so uncertain a thing as riches but on the living God who richly provides us with all the enjoyments of life; ¹⁸ tell them to be bountiful, rich in good works, open-handed and generous, ¹⁹ amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.

³⁸ give, and you will have ample measure given you — they will pour into your lap measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over; for the measure you deal out to others will be dealt back to yourselves."

³⁵ I showed you how this was the way to work hard and succour the needy, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'To give is happier than to get.'"

⁶ Mark this: he who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and he who sows generously will reap a generous harvest. ⁷ Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully. ⁸ God is able to bless you with ample means, so that you may always have quite enough for any emergency of your own and ample besides for any kind act to others; ⁹ as it is written, He scatters his gifts to the poor broadcast, his charity lasts for ever. ¹⁰ He who furnishes the sower with seed and with bread to eat will supply seed for you and multiply it; he will increase the crop of your charities — ¹¹ you will be enriched on all hands, so that you can be generous on all occasions, and your generosity, of which I am the agent, will make men give thanks to God; ¹² for the service rendered by this fund does more than supply the wants of the saints, it overflows with many a cry of thanks to God. ¹³ This service shows what you are, it makes men praise God for the way you have come under the gospel of Christ which you confess, and for the generosity of your contributions to themselves and to all; ¹⁴ they are drawn to you and pray for you, on account of the surpassing grace which God has shown to you. ¹⁵ Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!