Bible Cross References
Give
Luke 6:38
Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands---all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you."
Luke 11:41
But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.
Luke 12:33
Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them.
Luke 18:22
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is still one more thing you need to do. Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me."
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
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"If in any of the towns in the land that the LORD your God is giving you there are Israelites in need, then do not be selfish and refuse to help them.
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Instead, be generous and lend them as much as they need.
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Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be held guilty.
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Give to them freely and unselfishly, and the LORD will bless you in everything you do.
Psalm 41:1
Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the LORD will help them when they are in trouble.
Psalm 112:9
He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected.
Proverbs 3:27
Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.
Proverbs 3:28
Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.
Proverbs 11:24
Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer.
Proverbs 11:25
Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
Proverbs 19:17
When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back.
Proverbs 21:26
all they do is think about what they would like to have. The righteous, however, can give, and give generously.
Proverbs 22:9
Be generous and share your food with the poor. You will be blessed for it.
Ezekiel 11:1
God's spirit lifted me up and took me to the east gate of the Temple. There near the gate I saw twenty-five men, including Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, two leaders of the nation.
Ezekiel 11:2
God said to me, "Mortal man, these men make evil plans and give bad advice in this city.
Isaiah 58:7-10
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Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
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"Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side.
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When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond. "If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word;
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if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
Whenever I tried to become wise and learn what goes on in the world, I realized that you could stay awake night and day
Matthew 5:42-48
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When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.
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"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your friends, hate your enemies.'
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But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.
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Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that!
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And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that!
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You must be perfect---just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Acts 20:35
I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.' "
2 Corinthians 8:9
You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.
2 Corinthians 9:6-14
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Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop.
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You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly.
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And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.
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As the scripture says, "He gives generously to the needy; his kindness lasts forever."
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And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.
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He will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts which they receive from us.
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For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God's people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.
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And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.
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And so with deep affection they will pray for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown you.
Ephesians 4:28
If you used to rob, you must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for yourself and to be able to help the poor.
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Exodus 22:26
If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sun sets,
Exodus 22:27
because it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful.
Nehemiah 5:1-19
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Some time later many of the people, both men and women, began to complain against the other Jews.
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Some said, "We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive."
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Others said, "We have had to mortgage our fields and vineyards and houses to get enough grain to keep us from starving."
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Still others said, "We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards.
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We are of the same race as the other Jews. Aren't our children just as good as theirs? But we have to make slaves of our children. Some of our daughters have already been sold as slaves. We are helpless because our fields and vineyards have been taken away from us."
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When I heard their complaints, I grew angry
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and decided to act. I denounced the leaders and officials of the people and told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives!" I called a public assembly to deal with the problem
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and said, "As far as we have been able, we have been buying back our Jewish relatives who had to sell themselves to foreigners. Now you are forcing your own relatives to sell themselves to you, their own people!" The leaders were silent and could find nothing to say.
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Then I said, "What you are doing is wrong! You ought to obey God and do what's right. Then you would not give our enemies, the Gentiles, any reason to ridicule us.
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I have let the people borrow money and grain from me, and so have my companions and those who work for me. Now let's give up all our claims to repayment.
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Cancel all the debts they owe you---money or grain or wine or olive oil. And give them back their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses right now!"
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The leaders replied, "We'll do as you say. We'll give the property back and not try to collect the debts." I called in the priests and made the leaders swear in front of them to keep the promise they had just made.
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Then I took off the sash I was wearing around my waist and shook it out. "This is how God will shake any of you who don't keep your promise," I said. "God will take away your houses and everything you own, and will leave you with nothing." Everyone who was present said, "Amen!" and praised the LORD. And the leaders kept their promise.
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During all the twelve years that I was governor of the land of Judah, from the twentieth year that Artaxerxes was emperor until his thirty-second year, neither my relatives nor I ate the food I was entitled to have as governor.
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Every governor who had been in office before me had been a burden to the people and had demanded forty silver coins a day for food and wine. Even their servants had oppressed the people. But I acted differently, because I honored God.
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I put all my energy into rebuilding the wall and did not acquire any property. Everyone who worked for me joined in the rebuilding.
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I regularly fed at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jewish people and their leaders, besides all the people who came to me from the surrounding nations.
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Every day I served one beef, six of the best sheep, and many chickens, and every ten days I provided a fresh supply of wine. But I knew what heavy burdens the people had to bear, and so I did not claim the allowance that the governor is entitled to.
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I pray you, O God, remember to my credit everything that I have done for this people.
Matthew 6:12
Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.
Matthew 18:27-30
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The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.
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"Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he said.
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His fellow servant fell down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'
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But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt.
Matthew 18:35-30