Money Stewardship

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: — read the full passage →

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. — read the full passage →

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. — read the full passage →

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. — read the full passage →

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: — read the full passage →

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not steal.

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. — read the full passage →

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. — read the full passage →

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. — read the full passage →

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. — read the full passage →

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.