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124 Bible Verses about The Offering
At the start of each week, I encourage you to set aside a portion of your earnings, just as it says in 1 Corinthians 16:2. It's better not to wait until the last minute and try to scramble everything together. Paul, in his letters to the early churches, addressed practical matters, including how they handled their finances, offering clear guidance for everyday living. Giving was definitely part of his teaching.
Ephesians 5:2 talks about how Christ was the perfect offering, giving himself for us. Every time we give, we remember that sacrifice. When you give, you're reflecting Jesus, who held nothing back. Giving is a way of saying thank you to God, a natural expression of faith.
Revelation 1:6 reminds us that one of the roles of a priest is to offer gifts to God. I know talking about giving can make some folks uncomfortable, but there's a real blessing in it. Sure, most of us would rather receive than give, but I encourage you to give generously, without holding back. God loves a cheerful giver and blesses the work of their hands.
And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth to thee.
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.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.
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy to the LORD.
He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who will give you that which is your own?
Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase:So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.
Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy free-will-offerings, or heave-offering of thy hand:But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands to.
Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thy oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly.
And that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Will a man rob God? yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, In what have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Now may he that ministereth seed to the sower, both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings to God;
And God is able to make all grace abound towards you; that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion.Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt-sacrifice. Selah.
But this I say, He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest to him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thy hand to.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come from thee, and of thy own have we given thee.
Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye give to others, it shall be measured to you again.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
But this I say, He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
Take ye from among you an offering to the LORD: whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
But to do good, and to communicate, forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
And he looked up, and saw rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.And he saw also a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites.And he said, Of a truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
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.
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.
Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teacheth in all good things.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely ye have received, freely give.
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.
He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to thy fathers, as it is this day.
What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits towards me?I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
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 they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows to the Most High:And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, who are present here, to offer willingly to thee.
Who executeth judgment for the oppressed: who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
And it shall be, when thou hast come in to the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go to the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.
And they spoke to Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
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 where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:That thy alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself will reward thee openly.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;Knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Whoever offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his deportment aright will I show the salvation of God.
And blessed be the most high God, who hath delivered thy enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
I have shown you all things, that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
God is the LORD, who hath shown us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are at Jerusalem.
And the king will answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said to him, Take care of him: and whatever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before to you, and make up before hand your bounty, of which ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not of covetousness.
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
I exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men;
Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Therefore all things whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.
He that giveth to the poor shall not want: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
And Zaccheus stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him four-fold.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
And if thou shalt draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of my own possessions, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.
And let us consider one another to excite to love and to good works:Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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.
But he who hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to them who are of the household of faith.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless return with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.
And they came, every one whose heart excited him, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy wonderful works.
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel, and to his offering:
Therefore if thou shalt bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee;Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.And he called his disciples, and saith to them, Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more, than all they who have cast into the treasury.For all they cast in of their abundance: but she of her want cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Give to the LORD the glory due to his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion.Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt-sacrifice. Selah.
The children of Israel brought a willing offering to the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings to the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Speak to 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.