Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.

As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ, we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.