Giving offerings is a sacred practice encouraged throughout the Scriptures, reflecting our gratitude and commitment to God. These verses provide insight into the significance of generosity and how our offerings can serve as a testament of faith, love, and obedience to His word. They remind us that giving is not just about the act itself, but the heart behind it.
As we explore these 30 Bible verses, let us be inspired to cultivate a spirit of generosity in our lives. Each verse invites us to reflect on the blessings we receive and encourages us to share those blessings with others, reinforcing our connection to God’s abundant grace and mercy.
In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.
Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give.
A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you.
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
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.’
For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
So Moses issued a command, and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more.
And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
If I denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, if I withheld my compassion from the poor or offered my hand to the needy.
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
“Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.”
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.
Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Famous and Strong Quotes about giving offerings
“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.”
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
“What is done in love is done well.”
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”
Joyful Generosity in Faith
Heavenly Father,
We come before You with grateful hearts, thanking You for the abundant blessings You have poured into our lives. As we prepare our offerings, let our giving be a true reflection of our love for You and our commitment to Your kingdom. Help us to give not out of obligation, but with joy and cheerful hearts, knowing that every gift counts in Your eyes.
May our offerings support those in need, advance the work of the Church, and spread Your message of hope and love to the world. Teach us to trust in Your provision, confident that as we give, we will also receive Your grace in abundance.
Lord, remind us that our true treasure lies not in what we hold onto but in what we share. Guide us to be wise stewards of the resources You have entrusted to us, and let our generosity shine as a testament to Your goodness.
In Your holy name, we pray, Amen.