A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water. | The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. |
Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. | So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. |
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You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us. | While you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. |
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back. | 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. |
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have. | 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. |
It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. | A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. |
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. | 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. |
Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. | Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. |
He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. | He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. |
The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. | But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. |
If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. | If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. |
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! | If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him! |