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In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Giving is a powerful act that reflects the heart of God and His desire for us to live generously. Throughout the Bible, we find numerous teachings that emphasize the importance and impact of giving. Whether it’s through offering our time, resources, or love, the act of giving not only blesses others but also enriches our own lives. Here are seven Bible verses that highlight the power of giving and encourage us to embrace a life of generosity.

1. Acts 20:35 “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

When we give to others, especially those in need, we are not only helping them but also experiencing the joy and fulfillment that comes from generosity. It reminds us that true happiness is found in selflessness.

2. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

The emphasis on giving cheerfully reminds us that our attitude matters. God values a heart that gives freely and joyfully, knowing that our contributions can lead to abundant blessings.

3. Proverbs 11:25 “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Generosity is not just about meeting the needs of others; it also brings personal renewal and prosperity. When we give, we often receive in return, not necessarily in material wealth, but in spiritual and emotional well-being. The act of giving refreshes both the giver and the recipient.

4. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Jesus emphasizes the abundance that comes from giving. The imagery of a generous measure being returned to us illustrates that our giving will not go unnoticed or unrewarded. When we give with an open heart, we can expect God’s blessings to overflow in our lives.

5. Matthew 6:3-4 “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

We should give quietly and humbly, without seeking recognition or praise. The focus is on the sincerity and purity of our giving. God sees our acts of kindness, even when they are done in secret, and He will reward us accordingly. It reminds us that true giving is done for the benefit of others, not for personal glory.

6. Hebrews 13:16 “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

Sharing what we have with others is a sacrifice that pleases God. This verse highlights the importance of being mindful of others’ needs and taking action to meet them. It serves as a reminder that our acts of generosity are not just good deeds; they are expressions of our faith and love for God.

7. James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

All we have comes from God. Recognizing that every gift we receive is from Him encourages us to be generous in sharing those gifts with others. When we give, we are participating in God’s work, distributing His blessings to those around us.

Conclusion

The Bible teaches that giving is a powerful way to express our faith, love, and gratitude. These verses reveal that generosity not only impacts those we help but also enriches our own lives, bringing us closer to God and His purposes. Whether through our resources, time, or compassion, giving allows us to reflect God’s love in a tangible way, creating a ripple effect of blessings that extend far beyond what we can see. By embracing a spirit of generosity, we open ourselves up to experience the fullness of life that God desires for us.

Bɔɔlɔs-ŋǝ yaavɔr-yi yir lǝluŋw

1 Nyii kwɔnaŋna-ŋǝsi ethi indinyanni ŋeeɽera naana riinyi. Athrɔ ǝrrǝrsi ṯǝ ŋɔ! 2 Nyii kwigiicǝ-ŋǝsi ŋiɽany ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋǝthi Allah, ŋaaŋa lir kaka letteṯ lǝgmiṯicǝ-nyii kwɔɔrɔ kwɔtɔpɔt dak, nɔŋwṯoro kwǝni Kwɔrɔsto rogɽo ruuŋwun. 3 Laakin nyii-ŋgwɔ kwɔthiinya kaka nikǝɽinyjǝ-gwɔ kimǝw Hawǝ-ŋwɔ-lɔ araay-yi wuuŋwun, mindaŋ mǝ ǝfkǝr waalɔ ere ṯirenyje ṯamɽa-lɔ ṯaalɔ mac ṯiccaw ṯǝṯi-thi amɽi Kwɔrɔstɔ-ŋw. 4 Kaka mɔŋw iila kwette, mɔŋwɔccǝ ŋaaŋwɔsi bǝshirǝ Yǝcu-ŋgi kwir ter, ethi ŋgwala kwǝccǝr-ŋǝsi-gi bǝshirǝ, ya mǝ aavi ṯigɽimǝ ṯithimthina, ethi kithala ṯaavaŋa kerreny, ya mǝmmini inyjiilǝ wir teri ethi wala wǝmmmicǝ-ŋǝ kerreny, mindaŋ ǝṯisi-tǝ aami ǝmminǝlɔ kwɔccɔṯ! 5 Nyii kwaarɔ-ŋwa, nyii kwiti kwir kwokwɔɽonny ethi “kiyaavɔr-la” kiya yɔppa mac! 6 Mǝnyii kinnǝni ere aami andasiŋw mac, ǝṯi-nyji-tǝ elŋeṯṯe-na; nyiiŋǝ lǝṯi-ŋǝsi andicalɔ por-por nyaamin tatap nǝ ki-ŋiɽaŋal-na tatap.

7 Nyii kwǝni kwakkwɔ pir kinaŋw mǝnyii ǝjlinni ki-rogɽo mindaŋ ethi peŋe ŋaaŋa duŋgwuny-lǝ kaka mǝŋǝsi-gwɔ ǝccǝ bǝshirǝ Inyjiilǝ wǝthi Allah wiira ɔjrana? 8 Nyii kwǝṯi uvuni yǝniisǝ yithaathɔ ṯɔɔvi ethi mǝcci nyuŋwɔ, mindaŋ ethi-mǝ ǝthi ŋɔma ethi ǝkkici ŋaaŋwɔsi ŋothɽor, nǝ ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi-ṯǝ ŋɔ ninyjǝni limǝ-nyji yee. 9 Nǝ kinaŋw a-naaniny ŋaaŋali ǝṯi-nyii kwomne iiraci, laakin ninyeere naŋni ethi uvuni kweere ṯɔɔvi mac, kaka nimǝccǝny-gwɔ liyǝŋgǝri linḏi Makḏuuniiyyǝ-ŋgi. Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝnyii aŋranni beṯṯen etheere uvuni ŋaaŋwɔsi ṯɔɔvi ṯǝthi kwomne kweere mac, nǝ nǝnyii-tǝ kittatha ethi-tǝ aŋranni. 10 Kaka ŋa ŋir rerrem ŋǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ ŋinaaniny-gwɔna, nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi ŋwɔ, ṯǝllinǝ ṯiinyi ṯiti ṯǝthi ŋɔma mac, ethi iɽinyannalɔ Akhaa-iiyya-ŋw naana tatap. 11 E-ta ŋǝni ŋandisa-nyji ŋɔ kaka niti namɽa-ŋǝsi-gwɔ mac-a? Allah wɔrɔ wilŋithi rac, namɽa-ŋǝsi-gwɔ!

12 Nǝ ŋa ŋǝṯi-nyji ǝrri, ǝnyji-tǝ ǝrrizǝsǝlǝ dɔṯṯɔk, mindaŋ ethi rilli “yaavɔra yithaathɔ” etheere ǝthi sǝbǝbǝ kweere mac kwǝthi-gwɔ ǝllinǝthǝ, ethaarɔŋw nyii-ŋǝ lǝṯi akkɔ ŋothɽor tok ŋir kaka ŋǝri. 13 Lizi lir kaka ṯǝŋw, lir yaavɔr yir ŋindiny, lir lothɽor lir lǝluŋw, ǝṯir iijini lir kaka yaavɔr yǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ. 14 Ǝṯi-ŋǝsi ŋiɽaŋal ŋɔ liŋɽasa mac, kaka nǝṯi-gwɔ Shiṯaan wɔɽe-wɔɽeny ruusi rogɽo ruuŋwun meleka kwǝthi fɔɔri. 15 Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝreere oro ŋiliŋɽasa mac, mǝ yaḏaam yuuŋwun ruusi rogɽo reeŋen kaka yaḏaam yǝthi ŋirllalɔ. Nǝ kwaathan-gi tǝ, ǝri aavi ɔjra wɔvthannicasi wǝthi ŋothɽo ŋeeŋen.

Ṯurvǝ ṯǝthi Bɔɔlɔs ṯinḏa-ŋwɔ kaka kaavɔr.

16 Ethi-ŋǝsi aaɽaci ŋɔ ŋwaarana kwokwony ŋǝniŋw, ǝṯi-nyii kwizi kweere ruusǝ keeɽer mac; laakin mǝr-nyii-tǝ ruusi kinnǝ ṯǝŋw-tǝ, ǝri-nyii-tǝ ǝmmini ṯǝŋw ŋeeɽer-ŋina, mindaŋ minyǝthi ŋɔma ethi ǝllini nyii tok kwokwo. 17 Imba ŋɔ ŋandisa-nyji kire-kirem-ŋgwɔ, ŋiti ŋindǝr ŋǝŋgi-ŋi Kweeleny ǝmminici nyuŋwɔ mac ethisi andasi; nǝ ki-ŋiɽaral-na ŋɔ ŋǝthi ṯǝllinǝ, ninyǝni kwandisa rerrem kaka kǝɽiyǝŋ. 18 Laakin kaka a-naanir luuru lǝṯi ǝllini kwomne-gi kwǝthi ŋizigwunǝŋ domony, nǝ ǝnyji-ṯǝ ǝrri nyii tok ṯǝŋw. 19 Kaka nǝthiŋǝ-gwɔ yǝnǝ rogɽo-ri raalɔ, nǝrṯoro ŋɔ ŋǝṯi-ŋi aamina ethi indinyanni ŋǝɽiyǝŋǝ naana! 20 Mǝŋǝsi kwizi kweere ruusi lɔwaay ǝṯisi indinyanni naana, ya mɔŋw yatha ŋaaŋwɔsi, ya mɔŋw ajlasi ŋaaŋwɔsi, ya mɔŋw piŋi rogɽo, ya mɔŋw ippi ŋaaŋwɔsi kerge-ŋi kiyǝnǝ! 21 Ṯɔrony ṯimthi-nyii beṯṯen, nǝ laazim nyaarɔŋwa, nyiiŋǝ lǝjlinnǝ beṯṯen ethisi-ṯǝ ǝrri-ŋa ŋette-ŋette! Laakin mǝ kweere bonye ethi ǝllini ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋɔ tǝ e-ta ǝnyji andasi kaka kǝɽiyǝŋ, mindaŋ nyii bonye nyii tok ethi-gi ǝllini. 22 Mǝroro @ibraaniiyyiin, nǝnyii oro nyii tok! Mǝroro ŋwɔɔla ŋwɔthi Ibraahiim, nǝnyii oro nyii tok! 23 Mǝroro yaḏaam yǝthi Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ, nǝnyii-moro kwɔthamthisi rerrec. Nyii-ŋgwɔ kwandisa kaka kwizi kwir kǝɽiyǝŋ ǝṯinyii-gwɔ akkɔ ŋothror ŋɔmmaŋi, ǝṯinyii naani ki-sijin-nǝ nyaamin nyuuru, nǝrnyii inḏǝthǝ jǝlḏǝ kwuuru, nǝ nyaamin nyittǝzir ǝṯi-nyii aadithi ethi ai. 24 Nyaamin-na ṯɔthni, nǝnyii yahuuḏ inḏǝthǝ jǝlḏǝ nyaamin-na ṯuɽi-wrii kwunǝṯurri. 25 Nyaamin-na ṯoɽol nǝrnyii ippi nyɔmɔr-nyi, taamin tette nǝrnyii accathalɔ yall-yi. Nǝ nyaamin-na ṯoɽol nǝnyii-gi mɔrkǝb kee, nǝnyii naani ki-bahar-na kulu-kulu kaaŋwɔn-kaaŋwɔn. 26 Nǝ irǝri-ŋgi kwiinyi kwittǝzir, ǝṯi-nyii kaṯṯasi khaṯara kiiru-nǝ nǝ lɔɔɽam tok, nǝnyii kaṯṯasi naani-gwɔ lizi liinyi lir Yahuuḏ nǝ ki Umam-na tok, nǝnyii kaṯṯasi khaṯara tok ki-muḏun-nǝ, khaṯara ki-sahraa-na, khaṯara ki-bahar-na, nǝ khaṯara naanɔ-gwɔ liyǝŋgǝri lir ŋidiny. 27 Ǝti-nyii akkɔ ŋothɽor ŋifirlli, nǝ ṯurvǝ tok, ǝṯi-nyii naani dok-dok yǝyǝlɔ kilkǝlɔ, ǝṯi-nyii naani yaaŋwɔ-yi nǝ ǝwthǝ-yi tok, nǝ ŋwɔɔmɔri ŋwuuru ǝṯi-nyii ere ethneya-na wuuru mac, ǝṯi-nyii naani nyaamin nyuuru kɔrɔn-gi nǝ lɔvdɔṯṯɔ tok. 28 Nǝ ŋithaathɔ ŋigɽǝzǝ-nyji kwomne naana ŋgwɔ tatap, ninyǝthi ṯɔɔvi ṯinii ŋwaamin tatap, ethi aŋɽaci yǝniisǝ. 29 Mǝ kweere ajli, ǝṯi-nyii ajli nyii tok, mɔŋw iidi kweere ki-ŋikiya-na, ǝṯinyii ṯɔgwor kaṯṯɔ kwɔrop.

30 Nǝ mǝroro laazim ethi ǝllini tǝ, nyii-ŋi ǝllini ŋa ŋinḏi-nyii ethi ruwǝcci ṯajlalɔ ṯir ŋɔwaay ŋiinyi. 31 Ethi Allah ɔrtanni dok-dok wir Papa kwǝthi Kweeleny kwǝni Yǝcu. Ŋilŋithi-nyji rac ethaarɔŋw, nyii kwiti kwɔkǝkkǝ ŋǝluŋi mac. 32 A-naaniny Ḏimashga nǝ mɔhaafis kwɔnaanɔ ki-ŋeeleny-na ŋǝthi mǝlik kwǝni Ariṯaas, nɔŋw kette laŋɽa ethi karni ŋwɔbaaba ŋwɔthi mǝḏiinǝ kwǝthi Ḏimashŋa-ŋw beṯṯen, mindaŋ ethi mithǝ nyuŋwɔ. 33 Laakin nǝrnyii ɔɽasa ki-sǝbǝṯ-nǝ nǝrnyii dǝppǝ lɔvɽɔ-li lǝthi heyṯa mindaŋ nǝnyii kilatha ŋunduŋw ki-rii-na ruuŋwun.

aza 11

1 nyi kwunaŋna ŋaŋwuzi eḏefrinji nyuŋwu eḏi zi andaci ŋɔkwɔ ŋir ŋiḏyaki. aḏri, niŋnacenyi ṯi! 2 nyi kweḏi ṯiroca daŋgal-na, kaka kitaḏi ŋazi gwu eḏi Kwruztu eḏorɔ luŋwun, eḏi ketize ŋaŋwuzi kaka kiŋaɽu kete kizuɽu nana cucuɽic, keṯir inḏeḏa kwulen kwutuput dak. 3 lakin nyi ŋgwu kwuṯinya, kaka keɽinje gwu kumow hawaŋw lu array yi wuŋwun, a ṯireca ṯalu yey lu ilaḏaluŋw, mindaŋ ma ṯuzi ṯamɽa ṯalu ṯir rerem ṯutuput ṯinḏi ŋa ṯi eḏamɽi Kwruztuŋw. 4 kaka muŋw ila kwete, muŋw zi andaci ŋeḏi Yecu kwir ter eḏi ŋgwu la ṯafa ŋa, ya ma afi ṯigɽima ṯiṯimḏina eḏi kḏa la ṯafa ŋa, ya ma emni ŋiɽaŋali ŋizaw ŋiṯimḏina eḏi ŋa la ŋemnicaŋazi, nezi ta emni kwucuṯ. 5 nyi kwaruŋw, nyi kwende kwiri kwɔkwɽeny eḏi yafur la kyu yiṯemḏelu. 6 menyi kinna eni kwiti kwizaw kandiza mac, lakin nyi ṯa eni kwizaw ṯilŋiiḏina ṯi; na kwɔmne-na tatap ner ŋazi gi ruwenizelu ŋu, ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ndendeṯ.

7 ŋimenyjerri ŋiki a, menyi ejilini ki rɔgwɽɔ mindaŋ eḏi ma eni ŋaŋa limerzi iŋni, kaka ma ŋazi gwu andaci ŋiɽaŋali ŋizaw ŋir injiil weḏi Allah ŋiira ujra-na ḏuṯ? 8 nenyi ketize yaniiza yiḏaḏu ṯibir, nenyji uṯaḏa kwuruuza kweŋen eḏorɔ kweḏi ŋɔḏɽor ŋalu. 9 na menyi nani ŋaŋa li, menyi kwɔmne iiraci, nenyi ere allaci kwizi kwere ṯofi mac, kaka kwɔmne kwunaŋna nyi, nenyi lieŋgeri inḏeḏa limila makḏunya. ṯaŋwu nenyi derne eḏallaci ŋaŋwuzi ṯofi tay ṯi tere, enyi derne keni tɔk. 10 kaka nani gwu ŋirlalu ŋeḏi Kwruztu duŋgwinyi-na, er ere nəni tugwup mac ṯellina tinyi kḏu, kezir nana weḏi akayaŋw. 11 na aḏri pa? kaka iti amɽa ŋazi gwu manya? Allah wilŋiicanyi rac, nyi kweṯi ŋazi amɽi! 12 na ŋa ŋeṯinyjerri enyji errizeza dɔk, mindaŋ eḏi eɽineḏa ŋiɽaŋali lu kiṯay ŋeḏi kla linaŋna eḏi zi andaci, ki ṯellineḏa nana ṯeḏi ŋafur ŋeŋen, eḏaruŋw, leṯaki ŋɔḏɽor kaka ŋeri. 13 lor lir kaka ṯa klu liri yafur yir ləluŋ, liri lɔḏɽor leṯi zi kekeɽinjelu, leṯi ṯecini eḏorɔ kaka yafur yeḏi Kwruztu ŋidiny. 14 eṯi liŋɽu mac ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ŋu, kaka eṯi gwu zeyṯaan ṯecini keni ŋundu ŋidiny eḏorɔ kaka maleyka kweḏi fori. 15 ṯaŋwu, ŋende ŋiri ŋiliŋɽaza ma yaḏaam yuŋwun tɔk ṯecini eḏorɔ kaka yaḏaam yeḏi ṯofḏana ŋidiny. er afi kwɔmne kwowḏizi nana.

buuluz-ŋa lizi li leṯi upupaḏa lu

16 nyi kwaruŋw kwokwony, eṯuŋw ari kwere mac, nyi kwiḏiki; lakin ma kinna aruŋw, er nyi ṯa emni ŋwu kwiḏiki, mindaŋ enyi ma ellini nyi tɔk kwɔkwɔ. 17 (ŋu ŋandizanyji, ŋiti ŋandizanyji zulṯa gi kweḏi Kweleny mac, lakin kaka kwete kwiḏiki, ki ṯellineḏa-na kḏu; 18 kaka eṯi gwu lizi luru ellilini ki rɔgwɽɔ kwɔmne gi kweḏi ṯurmun, e ta enyi ellini nyi tɔk.) 19 kaka eṯi gwu amina eḏi zi indinyana nana leni liḏiki, ur ŋa gwu lifirli ki! 20 kaka eṯi zi gwu indinyana nana ma ŋazi kwizi ruzi luway, ya muŋw ye ŋaŋwuzi, ya muŋw ajilazi ŋaŋwuzi, ya muŋw piŋi rɔgwɽɔ, ya muŋw ipii ŋaŋwuzi kiyeyna. 21 ṯurony ṯimenyi miḏa, nenyaruŋw, nyiŋa lajila beṯen eḏi zi erri ŋu!

buuluz muŋw nani kezir wir ŋiɽany

lakin kwɔmne kwere kweṯi gi kwizi bonye eḏi gi ellini—nyi ŋgwu kwandiza kaka kwete kwiḏiki—nenyi, enyi bonye eḏi gi ellini tɔk, ṯa ŋwu. 22 liri yahuuḏ leni libraani? nenyi orɔ nyi tɔk. liri lizrayiil? nenyi orɔ nyi tɔk. liri ŋelŋe ŋeḏi ibrahiim? nenyi orɔ nyi tɔk. 23 liri yaḏaam yeḏi Kwruztu? nenyi orɔ kete kiṯemḏelu—nyi ŋgwu kwandiza kaka kwor kwumorle ṯugwori—ŋɔḏɽor ŋi ŋiṯemḏelu ŋitezir ŋeni ŋinyi, ki zijin-na nyamin-na nyiṯemḏelu, ner ipii nyuŋwu zɔṯ gi nyamin-na caw caw, nenyi nanje ŋiɽany ketok nyamin-na nyuru. 24 nyamin-na ṯuḏni nenyafi ki rii-na reḏi yahuuḏ jelḏa ruɽi-riɽen nuŋw balalu kwete. 25 nyamin-na tɔɽɔl ner nyipii nyimor nyi; lamin lete ner nyaci yal yi. nyamin-na tɔɽɔl nenyi faluuka kiyaḏa ŋaw-na; nenyi nani kuluŋa kete na aŋwun wete ŋaw-na ŋir tujul; 26 nenyi ireri nyamin-na nyuru, kezir wir ŋiɽany kiiru-na, kezir wir ŋiɽany ki loɽam-na, kezir wir ŋiɽany ki lizi-na linyi, kezir wir ŋiɽany ki lizi-na lir umam, kezir wir ŋiɽany ki meḏiina-na, kezir wir ŋiɽany kwuḏer-na, kezir wir ŋiɽany ki tujul-na, kezir wir ŋiɽany ki lumat-na lir ŋidiny; 27 ki ŋɔḏɽor-na ŋifirli teter, na ki ŋiɽaŋal-na ŋirara ṯeṯec; yuluŋa yitezir nyi kwunani yey yi lu, yaŋwu yi na owḏa yi, kwiira eḏneya-na nyamin nyuru; kwunani kurun gi na kwiira yireṯ-na tɔk. 28 na, ŋimenyji kiɽeziza kwɔmne nana ŋgwu tatap nenyeḏi ṯofi duŋgwinyi la ŋwamin tatap ṯeḏi taŋrica ṯeḏi yaniiza tatap. 29 kwere kwajila ta, enyere ajili nyi tɔk manya? kwere kwumer ṯugwudazi eḏizerri ŋiki ta, enyere eḏizi ŋarriny manya?

30 mer orɔ ŋeḏi ṯellina, enyi ellini kwɔmne gi kweṯi ruwezi ṯajila lu tinyi. 31 Allah, wir Papa kweḏi Kweleny kweni Yecu, wunde wiri weṯortani dɔk dɔk, wilŋiiḏi eḏaruŋw, nyi kwiti kweṯi kəki ŋəluŋi mac. 32 nani nyi dimizga, na muḏiir, kwunanu ŋeleny-na ŋeḏi aarṯuz, kete laŋɽa eḏi karni meḏiina kweni dimizga teter mindaŋ eŋgir nyi miḏa, 33 lakin ner nyi oɽazalu ki ŋiɽamu-na ner nyi dəpa lufɽu li leḏi ṯilaŋgwu, nenyi kilaḏa ki rii-na ruŋwun.