Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
Every man shall give as he is able, according to Yahweh your God’s blessing which he has given you.
Deuteronomy 16:17
“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.”
— Deuteronomy 16:17
"It is more blessed to give than to receive" — the only saying of Jesus recorded in Acts, and the organizing principle of the verses below. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Deuteronomy 16:17 to Ephesians 4:28.
Quick answer: The best-known verse about giving here is Deuteronomy 16:17: "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee." Ecclesiastes 11:1 follows close behind: "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
Every man shall give as he is able, according to Yahweh your God’s blessing which he has given you.
Deuteronomy 16:17
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 11:25
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
Proverbs 21:26
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
Matthew 5:42
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.
Matthew 10:8
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
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.”
Matthew 19:21
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.
Luke 6:30
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Luke 12:33
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.
Acts 2:45
And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.
Acts 4:35
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
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.
Romans 12:8
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.
Galatians 2:10
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
Ephesians 4:28
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