Generosity
A curated set of verses about generosity. These references are selected from the Bible text available on this site.
Verses
- 8Romans 12:8Read in context
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
- 132 Corinthians 9:13Read in context
seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,
- 22 Corinthians 8:2Read in context
how in a severe ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity.
- 52 Corinthians 9:5Read in context
I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.
- 112 Corinthians 9:11Read in context
you being enriched in everything for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
- 21Matthew 1:21Read in context
She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
- 23Matthew 1:23Read in context
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
- 25Matthew 1:25Read in context
and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
- 9Matthew 4:9Read in context
He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
- 31Matthew 5:31Read in context
“It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
- 42Matthew 5:42Read in context
Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
- 11Mark 4:11Read in context
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
- 25Mark 4:25Read in context
For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
- 43Mark 5:43Read in context
He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.
- 22Mark 6:22Read in context
When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”
- 23Mark 6:23Read in context
He swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
- 25Mark 6:25Read in context
She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”
- 31Luke 1:31Read in context
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’
- 32Luke 1:32Read in context
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
- 54Luke 1:54Read in context
He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
- 57Luke 1:57Read in context
Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
- 77Luke 1:77Read in context
to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,
- 6Luke 2:6Read in context
While they were there, the day had come for her to give birth.
- 17John 1:17Read in context
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
- 22John 1:22Read in context
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
- 27John 3:27Read in context
John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
- 34John 3:34Read in context
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
- 35John 3:35Read in context
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
- 7John 4:7Read in context
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
- 2Acts 1:2Read in context
until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
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