Giving to the church is a vital act of worship, obedience, and love in the Christian faith. Throughout the Bible, God emphasizes the importance of generosity, tithing, and supporting His work. Giving reflects a heart surrendered to God, recognizing that all we have comes from Him. These verses encourage cheerful giving, supporting the ministry, and meeting the needs of others.
Below are Bible Verses About Giving to the Church (NKJV)
- Genesis 28:22
“And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”
2. Exodus 35:5
“Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze.”
3. Exodus 35:21
“Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.”
4. Leviticus 27:30
“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.”
5. Numbers 18:21
“Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, the work of the tabernacle of meeting.”
6. Deuteronomy 12:6
“There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.”
7. Deuteronomy 14:22
“You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year.”
30 Bible Verses About Giving and Generosity
8. Deuteronomy 16:17
“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.”
9. 1 Chronicles 29:9
“Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.”
10. 2 Chronicles 31:5
“As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.”
11. Matthew 6:3-4
“But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.”
12. Matthew 23:23
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”
13. Mark 12:41-44
“Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury.'”
14. Luke 6:38
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
15. Luke 21:1-4
“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, ‘Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all.'”
16. Acts 20:35
“I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
17. Romans 12:8
“He who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”
18. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
“But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”
19. Galatians 6:6
“Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.”
20. Hebrews 13:16
“But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
21. Nehemiah 10:35-37
“And we made ordinances to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord; to bring the firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities.”
22. Nehemiah 12:44
“And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who ministered.”
23. Proverbs 3:9-10
“Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”
24. Proverbs 11:25
“The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.”
25. Proverbs 22:9
“He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.”
26. Ecclesiastes 11:1
“Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.”
27. Isaiah 58:10
“If you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light shall dawn in the darkness, and your darkness shall be as the noonday.”
28. Malachi 3:8-10
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, for you have robbed Me, even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”
29. Luke 11:41
“But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.”
30. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
31. Romans 12:13
“Distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.”
32. 2 Corinthians 8:2-3
“That in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing.”
33. 2 Corinthians 8:12
“For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.”
34. 2 Corinthians 9:10-11
“Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.”
35. Ephesians 4:28
“Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.”
36. Philippians 4:15-17
“Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.”
37. 1 Timothy 6:17-19
“Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”
38. Titus 3:14
“And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.”
39. Hebrews 6:10
“For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”
40. James 1:27
“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.”
41. James 2:15-16
“If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,’ but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?”
42. 1 John 3:17
“But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?”
43. 3 John 1:5-8
“Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, because they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.”
44. Deuteronomy 26:10
“And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which you, O Lord, have given me.’ Then you shall set it before the Lord your God, and worship before the Lord your God.”
45. Psalm 37:21
“The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives.”
46. Psalm 41:1-2
“Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.”
47. Psalm 112:5
“A good man deals graciously and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.”
48. Proverbs 28:27
“He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.”
49. Isaiah 32:8
“But a generous man devises generous things, and by generosity he shall stand.”
50. Jeremiah 22:16
“He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
51. Ezekiel 44:30
“The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priests’; also you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.”
52. Matthew 10:8
“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”
53. Matthew 19:21
“Jesus said to him, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.’”
54. Mark 10:29-30
“So Jesus answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.’”
55. Luke 12:33-34
“Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
56. Luke 14:13-14
“But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
57. Acts 4:34-35
“Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.”
58. 2 Corinthians 8:7
“But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.”
59. 2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”
60. 2 Corinthians 9:13
“While, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men.”
61. Colossians 3:23-24
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”
62. 1 Thessalonians 5:15
“See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.”
63. 2 Thessalonians 3:13
“But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.”
64. Philemon 1:6
“That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.”
65. Hebrews 12:28
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.”
66. Hebrews 13:2 – “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.”
67. Hebrews 13:5
“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”
68. 1 Peter 4:10
“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
69. 1 Peter 5:2
“Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly.”
70. Revelation 2:19
“I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.”
71. Revelation 22:12
“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.”
Giving to the church is a spiritual discipline that reflects our faith, trust, and gratitude toward God. The Bible teaches that generosity is not only an act of worship but also a way to bless others and advance the kingdom of God.