2 Corinthians 9:7
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7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,(A) not reluctantly or under compulsion,(B) for God loves a cheerful giver.(C)
2 Corinthians 9:7
King James Version
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
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2 Corinthians 8:12
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12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(A) not according to what one does not have.
2 Corinthians 8:12
King James Version
12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
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Acts 20:35
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35 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
King James Version
35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(B)
1 Chronicles 29:17
King James Version
17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
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Exodus 25:2
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2 “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts(A) them to give.
Exodus 25:2
King James Version
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
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Proverbs 11:25
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Proverbs 11:25
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25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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Deuteronomy 15:7-11
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7 If anyone is poor(A) 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(B) toward them. 8 Rather, be openhanded(C) and freely lend them whatever they need. 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts,(D) is near,” so that you do not show ill will(E) toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.(F) 10 Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart;(G) then because of this the Lord your God will bless(H) you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. 11 There will always be poor people(I) in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.(J)
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
King James Version
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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Proverbs 22:9
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Proverbs 22:9
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9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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Romans 12:8
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8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;(A) if it is giving, then give generously;(B) if it is to lead,[a] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
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- Romans 12:8 Or to provide for others
Romans 12:8
King James Version
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
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1 Peter 4:9
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Exodus 35:5
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5 From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze;
Exodus 35:5
King James Version
5 Take ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord; gold, and silver, and brass,
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Isaiah 32:8
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Isaiah 32:8
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8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
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Deuteronomy 15:14
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14 Supply them liberally from your flock, your threshing floor(A) and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.
Deuteronomy 15:14
King James Version
14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
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