But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.

Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.’

Ask me for as great a bride price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.”

After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro received her

Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her home,

It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron’s forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the Lord.

It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear any guilt from the holy things that the people of Israel consecrate as their holy gifts. It shall regularly be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the  Lord.

These offerings are in addition to those for the  Lord’s Sabbaths and in addition to your gifts and whatever you have vowed and all the freewill offerings you give to the  Lord.)

besides the  Lord’s Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides all your vow offerings and besides all your freewill offerings, which you give to the  Lord.

I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the  Lord to do the work at the tent of meeting.

And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the  Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain. I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift. Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.’

And you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

‘This also is yours: whatever is set aside from the gifts of all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I give this to you and your sons and daughters as your perpetual share. Everyone in your household who is ceremonially clean may eat it.

This also is yours: the contribution of their gift, all the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it.

You must present as the  Lord’s portion the best and holiest part of everything given to you.”

Out of all the gifts to you, you shall present every contribution due to the  Lord; from each its best part is to be dedicated.’

each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the  Lord your God has blessed you.

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the  Lord your God that he has given you.

All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, ‘We did this because the king is closely related to us. Why are you angry about it? Have we eaten any of the king’s provisions? Have we taken anything for ourselves?’

All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is our close relative. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king’s expense? Or has he given us any gift?”

(Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire. He killed its Canaanite inhabitants and then gave it as a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

(Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and had killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife;

The king said to the man of God, ‘Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift.’

And the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and articles of value, as well as fortified cities in Judah, but he had given the kingdom to Jehoram because he was his firstborn son.

Their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, together with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote to them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

When you ascended on high,
you took many captives;
you received gifts from people,
even from the rebellious –
that you,  Lord God, might dwell there.

You ascended on high,
leading a host of captives in your train
and receiving gifts among men,
even among the rebellious that the  Lord God may dwell there.

Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.

Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings shall bear gifts to you.

May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him with gifts.

May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts!

Make vows to the  Lord your God and fulfil them;
let all the neighbouring lands
bring gifts to the One to be feared.

Make your vows to the  Lord your God and perform them;
let all around him bring gifts
to him who is to be feared,

The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.

Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household,
but he who hates bribes will live.

A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

A man’s gift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.

Many curry favour with a ruler,
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.

Many seek the favor of a generous man
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe strong wrath.

Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of gifts never given.

Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil – this is the gift of God.

also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man.

Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil – this is a gift of God.

Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.

Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.

At that time gifts will be brought to the  Lord Almighty

from a people tall and smooth-skinned,
from a people feared far and wide,
an aggressive nation of strange speech,
whose land is divided by rivers –

the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the  Lord Almighty.

At that time tribute will be brought to the  Lord of hosts

from a people tall and smooth,
from a people feared near and far,
a nation mighty and conquering,
whose land the rivers divide,

to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the  Lord of hosts.

All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favours.

Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings.

I defiled them through their gifts – the sacrifice of every firstborn – that I might fill them with horror so that they would know that I am the  Lord.”

and I defiled them through their very gifts in their offering up all their firstborn, that I might devastate them. I did it that they might know that I am the  Lord.

When you offer your gifts – the sacrifice of your children in the fire – you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Am I to let you enquire of me, you Israelites? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign  Lord, I will not let you enquire of me.

When you present your gifts and offer up your children in fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, declares the Lord  God, I will not be inquired of by you.

‘“As for you, people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign  Lord says: go and serve your idols, every one of you! But afterwards you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and idols.

“As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord  God: Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.

‘“The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.

The grain offering given with the ram is to be an ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs is to be as much as he pleases, along with a hin of olive oil for each ephah.

And the grain offering with the ram shall be an ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah.

At the feasts and the appointed festivals, the grain offering is to be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and with the lambs as much as he pleases, along with a hin of oil for each ephah.

“At the feasts and the appointed festivals the grain offering with a young bull shall be an ephah, and with a ram an ephah, and with the lambs as much as one is able to give, together with a hin of oil to an ephah.

‘“This is what the Sovereign  Lord says: if the prince makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his sons, it will also belong to his descendants; it is to be their property by inheritance.

“Thus says the Lord  God: If the prince makes a gift to any of his sons as his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons. It is their property by inheritance.

If, however, he makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs to his sons only; it is theirs.

But if he makes a gift out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty. Then it shall revert to the prince; surely it is his inheritance—it shall belong to his sons.

But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honour. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me.’

But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.”

Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men.

Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Then Daniel answered the king, ‘You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

Then Daniel answered and said before the king “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.

Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to me,
and though they eat the meat,
the  Lord is not pleased with them.
Now he will remember their wickedness
and punish their sins:
They will return to Egypt.

As for my sacrificial offerings,
they sacrifice meat and eat it,
but the  Lord does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins;
they shall return to Egypt.

Therefore you will give parting gifts
to Moresheth Gath.
The town of Akzib will prove deceptive
to the kings of Israel.

Therefore you shall give parting gifts
to Moresheth-gath;
the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing
to the kings of Israel.

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures they offered him gifts gold and frankincense and myrrh.

‘Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you ,

If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him !

If you then who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Then Jesus said to him,‘See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.’

And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a proof to them.”

You also say, “If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.”

You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask 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!”

As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.

Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box,

All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.’

For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”

Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And Peter said to them “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Peter answered: ‘May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

But Peter said to him “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles.

And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles.

So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?’

If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ who was I that I could stand in God’s way?”

I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong –

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—