Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man hath, and not according to what he hath not.

Let the elders that rule well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Neither was there any among them that was in want: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

Upon the first day of the week, let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no collections when I come.

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination to the LORD thy God.

Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which become not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

For all they cast in of their abundance: but she of her want cast in all that she had, even all her living.

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

Now, ye Philippians, know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

That thy alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself will reward thee openly.

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put in it.

And Jesus answering, said to them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they wondered at him.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away.

Remember them who have the rule over you, who have spoken to you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their manner of life.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but from a ready mind;