New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about offering

Giving away your allowance or handing over your favorite things to help someone else out can feel tough when you want to keep everything for yourself. The Bible shows through these verses about offering that sharing what you have is not just a random rule, but a way to show real love and trust. In the Old Testament, people brought physical gifts, grain, and firstfruits to honor God as a sign of thanking Him for His constant provision. These historical passages point out that God looks closely at the attitude behind the gift rather than just the physical item being handed over. In the New Testament, giving shifts toward supporting others, sharing resources with the needy, and offering your own life and actions as living worship. Furthermore, scripture teaches that being generous brings inner joy, helps the community, and proves that your heart is focused on helping people instead of hoarding stuff. Ultimately, true giving does not come from a place of grumbling or forced pressure, but from a cheerful heart that loves to share freely.

After some time, Cain gathered some of the things he had grown. He brought them as an offering to the Lord.
Genesis 4:3

But Abel brought the fattest parts of some of the lambs from his flock. They were the male animals that were born first to their mothers. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering.
Genesis 4:4

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. He took some of all of the "clean" animals and birds. He sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar.
Genesis 8:20

Then God said, "Take your son, your only son. He is the one you love. Take Isaac. Go to Moriah. Give him to me there as a burnt offering. Sacrifice him on one of the mountains I will tell you about."
Genesis 22:2

Abraham looked up. There in a bush he saw a ram. It was caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram. He sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Genesis 22:13

"Tell the people of Israel to bring me an offering. You must receive the offering for me from all whose hearts move them to give.
Exodus 25:2

Take an offering for the Lord from what you have. Those who want to can bring an offering to the Lord. Here is what they can bring. "gold, silver and bronze
Exodus 35:5

Everyone who wanted to give offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for the sacred clothes, and for any other purpose there.
Exodus 35:21

Every man and woman who wanted to give came. They brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and other jewelry. All of them gave their gold as a wave offering to the Lord.
Exodus 35:22

"Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Suppose any one of you brings an offering to the Lord. You must bring an animal from your herd or flock.
Leviticus 1:2

" 'If a man brings a burnt offering from the herd, he must offer a male animal. It must not have any flaws. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then the Lord will accept it.
Leviticus 1:3

" 'Suppose any of you brings an animal for a friendship offering to the Lord. Then it must not have any flaws at all. If it does, the Lord will not accept it. It does not matter whether the animal is from your herd or flock. It does not matter whether you bring it to keep a promise or because you choose to give it.
Leviticus 22:21

" 'The feasts are in addition to my Sabbath days. The offerings are in addition to your gifts and anything you have promised. They are also in addition to all of the offerings you choose to give me.
Leviticus 23:38

All of your men must appear in front of the Lord your God at the holy tent. They must go to the place he will choose. They must do it three times a year. They must go there to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths. No man should appear in front of the Lord without bringing something with him.
Deuteronomy 16:16

Each of you must bring a gift. Do it in keeping with the way the Lord your God has blessed you.
Deuteronomy 16:17

Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him. Bring an offering and come to him. Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.
1 Chronicles 16:29

The people were happy when they saw what their leaders had been willing to give. The leaders had given freely. With their whole heart they had given everything to the Lord. King David was filled with joy.
1 Chronicles 29:9

"But who am I? And who are my people? Without your help we wouldn't be able to give this much. Everything comes from you. We've given back to you only what comes from you.
1 Chronicles 29:14

The chief priest Azariah answered him. He said, "The people have been bringing their gifts to the Lord's temple. Ever since they began to bring them, we've had enough to eat. We have even had plenty to spare. That's because the Lord has blessed his people. So we have a large amount left over." Azariah was from the family line of Zadok.
2 Chronicles 31:10

His officials also gave freely. They gave to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel were in charge of God's temple. They gave the priests 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 head of cattle.
2 Chronicles 35:8

The greatest sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. God, you will gladly accept a heart that is broken because of sadness over sin.
Psalm 51:17

I will sacrifice an offering to you just because I choose to. Lord, I will praise your name because it is good.
Psalm 54:6

Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him. Bring an offering and come into the courtyards of his temple.
Psalm 96:8

Lord, I will sacrifice a thank offering to you. I will worship you.
Psalm 116:17

Honor the Lord with your wealth. Give him the first share of all your crops.
Proverbs 3:9

Then your storerooms will be so full they can't hold everything. Your huge jars will spill over with fresh wine.
Proverbs 3:10

"My name will be great among the nations. They will worship me from where the sun rises in the east to where it sets in the west. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to me. That is because my name will be great among the nations," says the Lord.
Malachi 1:11

"Will a man dare to steal from me? But you rob me! "You ask, 'How do we rob you?' "By holding back your offerings. You also steal from me when you do not bring me a tenth of everything you produce.
Malachi 3:8

"Bring the entire tenth to the storerooms in my temple. Then there will be plenty of food. Put me to the test," says the Lord. "Then you will see that I will throw open the windows of heaven. I will pour out so many blessings that you will not have enough room for them.
Malachi 3:10

"Suppose you are offering your gift at the altar. And you remember that your brother has something against you.
Matthew 5:23

Leave your gift in front of the altar. First go and make peace with your brother. Then come back and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:24

"Be careful not to do 'good works' in front of others. Don't do them to be seen by others. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.
Matthew 6:1

"When you give to needy people, do not announce it by having trumpets blown. Do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They announce what they do in the synagogues and on the streets. They want to be honored by others. What I'm about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward.
Matthew 6:2

"When you give to the needy, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
Matthew 6:3

Then your giving will be done secretly. Your Father will reward you. He sees what you do secretly.
Matthew 6:4

Jesus sat down across from the place where people put their temple offerings. He watched the crowd putting their money into the offering boxes. Many rich people threw large amounts into them.
Mark 12:41

But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins. They were worth much less than a penny.
Mark 12:42

Jesus asked his disciples to come to him. He said, "What I'm about to tell you is true. That poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.
Mark 12:43

They all gave a lot because they are rich. But she gave even though she is poor. She put in everything she had. She gave all she had to live on."
Mark 12:44

As Jesus looked up, he saw rich people putting their gifts into the temple offering boxes.
Luke 21:1

He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.
Luke 21:2

"What I'm about to tell you is true," Jesus said. "That poor widow has put in more than all the others.
Luke 21:3

All of those other people gave a lot because they are rich. But even though she is poor, she put in everything. She had nothing left to live on."
Luke 21:4

Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him.
Romans 12:1

Do you really want to give? Then the gift is received in keeping with what you have, not with what you don't have.
2 Corinthians 8:12

Here is something to remember. The one who plants only a little will gather only a little. And the one who plants a lot will gather a lot.
2 Corinthians 9:6

You should each give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn't give if you don't want to. You shouldn't give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7

I have received my full pay, and even more than that. I have everything I need. That's because Epaphroditus brought me the gifts you sent. They are a sweet-smelling offering. They are a gift that God accepts. He is pleased with it.
Philippians 4:18

We have been made holy by what God wanted. We have been made holy because Jesus Christ offered his body once and for all time.
Hebrews 10:10

Jesus our priest offered one sacrifice for sins for all time. Then he sat down at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 10:12

By that one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
Hebrews 10:14

So let us never stop offering to God our praise through Jesus. Let us offer it as the fruit of lips that say they believe in him.
Hebrews 13:15

Don't forget to do good. Don't forget to share with others. God is pleased with those kinds of offerings.
Hebrews 13:16

New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about offering

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