Deu 15:7-11, Pro 19:17, Isa 58:7-10, Luk 3:11, 2Cor 8:9, 14-15, 9:5-9 | ESV | STEP | If among you, one of your brothers should become poor , in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother ,

7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, ^ayou shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but ^byou shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your ^ceye look grudgingly ^{▼▼Or be evil; also verse 10} on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he ^ecry to the Lord against you, and ^fyou be guilty of sin. 10 You shall give to him freely, and ^gyour heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because ^hfor this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. 11 For ⁱthere will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ^j‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’

Proverbs 19:17

17 ^kWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he ^lwill repay him for his ^mdeed.

Isaiah 58:7-10

7 Is it not ⁿto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
^oand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 ^pThen shall your light break forth like the dawn,
^qand your healing shall spring up speedily;
^ryour righteousness shall go before you;
^sthe glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away ^tthe yoke from your midst,
^uthe pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 ^vif you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
^wthen shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.

Luke 3:11

11 And he answered them, ^x“Whoever has two tunics ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”

2 Corinthians 8:9

9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ^zthough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:14-15

14 your abundance at the present time should supply ^aatheir need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. 15 As it is written, ^ab“Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack.”

2 Corinthians 9:5-9

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

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: ^ahwhoever 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, ^ajnot reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^akGod loves a cheerful giver. 8 And ^alGod 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,

^an“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”