Quotes about Generosity
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
— Luke 14:12
But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
— Luke 14:13
and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
— Luke 14:14
But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
— Luke 14:16
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
— Luke 15:30
I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
— Luke 16:9
On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
— Luke 18:22
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
— Luke 19:8
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
— Luke 21:1
and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
— Luke 21:2
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
— Luke 21:3
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
— Luke 21:4