2Ki 8:9, Ezr 7:27, Mat 6:31-34, 10:8-10, 2Cor 8:2-6, 9:5-11 | ESV | STEP | So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him , all kinds of goods of Damascus , forty camels ’ loads . When he came and stood before him, he said , Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying , Shall I recover from this sickness ?

2 Kings 8:9

9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camels’ loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, ^a“Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’”

Ezra 7:27

27 ^bBlessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, ^cwho put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem,

Matthew 6:31-34

31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For ^dthe Gentiles seek after all these things, and ^eyour heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But ^fseek first ^gthe kingdom of God and his righteousness, ^hand all these things will be added to you.

34 ⁱ“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Matthew 10:8-10

8 ^jHeal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, ^{▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13} cast out demons. ^lYou received without paying; give without pay. 9 ^mAcquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} or sandals or a staff, for ^othe laborer deserves his food.

2 Corinthians 8:2-6

2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and ^ptheir extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave ^qaccording to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, 4 begging us earnestly ^rfor the favor ^{▼▼The Greek word charis can mean favor or grace or thanks, depending on the context} of taking part in ^tthe relief of the saints— 5 and this, not as we expected, but they ^ugave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. 6 Accordingly, ^vwe urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you ^wthis act of grace.

2 Corinthians 9:5-11

5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the ^xgift ^{▼▼Greek blessing; twice in this verse} you have promised, so that it may be ready ^zas a willing gift, ^aanot as an exaction. ^{▼▼Or a gift expecting something in return; Greek greed}

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: ^acwhoever 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, ^aenot reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^afGod loves a cheerful giver. 8 And ^agGod 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,

^ai“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies ^ajseed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and ^akincrease the harvest of your righteousness. 11 ^alYou will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which ^amthrough us will produce thanksgiving to God.