2Cor 8:7-9, 12, 9:6-15, Eph 4:28, Heb 6:10, 13:16, Jam 1:27, 2:14-16 | ESV | STEP | But as you excel in everything —in faith , in speech , in knowledge , in all earnestness , and in our love for you — see that you excel in this act of grace also .

7 But as ^ayou excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you ^{▼▼Some manuscripts in your love for us}— ^csee that you excel in this act of grace also.

8 ^dI say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ^ethough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:12

12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable ^faccording to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: ^gwhoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully ^{▼▼Greek with blessings; twice in this verse} will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, ⁱnot reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^jGod loves a cheerful giver. 8 And ^kGod is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency ^{▼▼Or all contentment} in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,

^m“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies ⁿseed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and ^oincrease the harvest of your righteousness. 11 ^pYou will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which ^qthrough us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying ^rthe needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, ^sthey ^{▼▼Or you} will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your ^uconfession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 ^vThanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Ephesians 4:28

28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather ^wlet him labor, ^xdoing honest work with his own hands, so ^ythat he may have something to share with anyone in need.

Hebrews 6:10

10 For ^zGod is not unjust so as to overlook ^aayour work and the love that you have shown for his name in ^abserving the saints, as you still do.

Hebrews 13:16

16 Do not neglect to do good and ^acto share what you have, for such ^adsacrifices are pleasing to God.

James 1:27

27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: ^aeto visit ^aforphans and widows in their affliction, and ^agto keep oneself ^ahunstained from the world.

James 2:14-16

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith ^aibut does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 ^ajIf a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 ^akand one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good ^{▼▼Or benefit} is that?