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The act of giving is seen as a reflection of God's own nature and is encouraged among believers as a demonstration of faith, love, and obedience.<br><br><b>God as the Ultimate Giver</b><br><br>The Bible portrays God as the ultimate giver, whose generosity is boundless and unconditional. One of the most profound expressions of God's giving nature is found in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> : "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." This verse highlights the sacrificial nature of God's giving, offering His Son for the salvation of humanity.<br><br><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a> further emphasizes God's role as a giver: "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow." This passage underscores the consistency and purity of God's gifts, which are always good and perfect.<br><br><b>Jesus Christ as a Model of Giving</b><br><br>Jesus Christ, during His earthly ministry, exemplified the spirit of giving. He gave of Himself tirelessly, healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and ultimately sacrificing His life for the redemption of mankind. In <a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a> , Jesus states, "Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." This verse encapsulates the essence of Christ's mission and His selfless nature.<br><br><b>The Call for Believers to Give</b><br><br>Believers are called to emulate God's generosity and Christ's example by being givers themselves. The act of giving is not merely a duty but a privilege and a reflection of one's faith. In <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a> , Paul writes, "Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver." This instruction highlights the importance of the attitude behind giving, emphasizing joy and willingness rather than obligation.<br><br>The early church is depicted as a community of givers, sharing their resources to meet the needs of others. <a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-45</a> describes this practice: "All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need." This communal spirit of giving was a testament to their unity and love for one another.<br><br><b>Spiritual and Material Giving</b><br><br>The Bible encourages both spiritual and material giving. Spiritual gifts, as described in <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/12.htm">1 Corinthians 12</a>, are given by the Holy Spirit for the edification of the church. Believers are urged to use these gifts generously for the common good.<br><br>Material giving, such as tithes and offerings, is also a significant aspect of biblical teaching. <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a> challenges believers: "Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this," says the LORD of Hosts. "See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure." This promise of blessing underscores the reciprocal nature of giving in God's economy.<br><br><b>The Heart of a Giver</b><br><br>Ultimately, the heart of a giver is one that mirrors God's own heart—full of love, compassion, and generosity. <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Proverbs 11:25</a> states, "A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." This wisdom literature affirms that giving is not only beneficial to the recipient but also enriches the giver, fostering a cycle of blessing and abundance.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1395.htm"><span class="l">1395. dotes -- a <b>giver</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> dotes. 1396 . a <b>giver</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: dotes<br> Phonetic Spelling: (dot'-ace) Short Definition: a <b>giver</b> Definition: a <b>giver</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1395.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3550.htm"><span class="l">3550. nomothetes -- a lawgiver</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a lawgiver. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: nomothetes Phonetic<br> Spelling: (nom-oth-et'-ace) Short Definition: a law-<b>giver</b>, legislator Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3550.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1431.htm"><span class="l">1431. dorea -- a gift</span></a> <br><b>...</b> feminine noun, derived from 1325 ) -- a gift, and hence acquired by or "entitlement."<br> 1431 (a noun) expresses a brand of giving that highlights the of the <b>giver</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1431.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2624.htm"><span class="l">2624. katakleronomeo -- to distribute by lot</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From kata and a derivative of a compound of kleros and didomi; to be a <b>giver</b> of<br> lots to each, ie (by implication) to apportion an estate -- divide by lot. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2624.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5162.htm"><span class="l">5162. trophos -- a nurse</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 5162 (from 5142 , "to improve by giving and care") -- properly, a<br> care-<b>giver</b>, sustaining someone by and giving like a nurse (used only in 1 Thes 2: <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5162.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2098.htm"><span class="l">2098. euaggelion -- good news</span></a> <br><b>...</b> after it expresses sometimes the <b>giver</b> (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah,<br> etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2098.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5378.htm"><span class="l">5378. nasha -- to beguile, deceive</span></a><br><b>...</b> deceived (3), deluded (1), utterly deceived (1). debt, exact, <b>giver</b> of usury.<br> A primitive root (perhaps identical with nasha', through <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5378.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2332.htm"><span class="l">2332. Chavvah -- "life," the first woman</span></a><br><b>...</b> Eve. Causatively from chavah; life-<b>giver</b>; Chavvah (or Eve), the first woman -- Eve.<br> see HEBREW chavah. 2331b, 2332. Chavvah. 2333 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2332.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/494.htm"><span class="l">494. Elnathan -- "God has given," the name of several Israelites</span></a><br><b>...</b> NASB Word Usage Elnathan (7). Elnathan. From 'el and nathan; God (is the) <b>giver</b>;<br> Elnathan, the name of four Israelites -- Elnathan. see HEBREW 'el. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/494.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2066.htm"><span class="l">2066. Zabad -- "he has given," the name of several Israelites</span></a><br><b>...</b> NASB Word Usage Zabad (8). Zabad. From zabad; <b>giver</b>; Zabad, the name of seven<br> Israelites -- Zabad. see HEBREW zabad. 2065, 2066. Zabad. 2067 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2066.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_i/the_gift_and_the_giver.htm"><span class="l">The Gift and the <b>Giver</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE GIFT AND THE <b>GIVER</b>. <b>...</b> So then, we have here gift, <b>Giver</b>, way of getting, and ignorance<br> that hinders asking. Let us look at these. I. First, the gift of God. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the gift and the giver.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_b/the_rest_giver.htm"><span class="l">The Rest <b>Giver</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE REST <b>GIVER</b>. 'Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and<br> I will give you rest.29. Take My yoke upon you, and learn <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the rest giver.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_i/the_life-giver_and_judge.htm"><span class="l">The Life-<b>Giver</b> and Judge</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE LIFE-<b>GIVER</b> AND JUDGE. 'But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto,<br> and I work.18. Therefore the Jews sought the more <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the life-giver and judge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/julian/revelations_of_divine_love/chapter_xxiii_the_glad_giver.htm"><span class="l">"The Glad <b>Giver</b>"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE NINTH REVELATION CHAPTER XXIII "The Glad <b>Giver</b>". "The Glad <b>Giver</b>" <b>...</b> And<br> in this He brought to mind the property of a glad <b>giver</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xxiii the glad giver.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_38_1892/the_unknown_giver_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The Unknown <b>Giver</b> and the Misused Gifts</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Unknown <b>Giver</b> and the Misused Gifts. A Sermon <b>...</b> I. The first thought in the text<br> which claims our attention will be, that GOD IS THE <b>GIVER</b> OF EVERY GOOD GIFT. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/the unknown giver and the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/dods/the_expositors_bible_the_gospel_of_st_john_vol_i/xiii_jesus_life-giver_and_judge.htm"><span class="l">Jesus Life-<b>Giver</b> and Judge.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> XIII. JESUS LIFE-<b>GIVER</b> AND JUDGE. "The man went away <b>...</b> in Me. The Scriptures do<br> not give life, they lead to the Life-<b>giver</b>. The Scriptures <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../xiii jesus life-giver and judge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/january_the_twenty-third_the_givers.htm"><span class="l">January the Twenty-Third the <b>Giver's</b> Hand</span></a> <br><b>...</b> JANUARY The Twenty-third THE <b>GIVER'S</b> HAND. GENESIS iv.3-15. <b>...</b> It is the <b>giver</b><br> who determines the worth or the worthlessness of the gift. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../january the twenty-third the givers.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_donatist_controversy_/chapter_3__6_petilianus.htm"><span class="l">Petilianus Said: "For what we Look to is the Conscience of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book II. Chapter 3. " 6. Petilianus said: "For what we look to is the<br> conscience of the <b>giver</b>? "6. Petilianus said: "For what <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 3 6 petilianus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_25_concerning_the_one_god.htm"><span class="l">Concerning the one God Only to be Worshipped, Who, Although his <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book IV. Chapter 25."Concerning the One God Only to Be Worshipped, Who, Although<br> His Name is Unknown, is Yet Deemed to Be the <b>Giver</b> of Felicity. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 25 concerning the one god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xii_after_proof_that.htm"><span class="l">After Proof that the Spirit is the <b>Giver</b> of Revelation Equally <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book II. Chapter XII. After proof that the Spirit is the <b>Giver</b> of revelation<br> equally with the Father and? After proof that the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xii after proof that.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/g/giver.htm"><span class="l"><b>Giver</b> (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Giver</b> (21 Occurrences). <b>...</b> (BBE). John 6:63 The spirit is the life <b>giver</b>; the flesh<br> is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/giver.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/law-giver.htm"><span class="l">Law-<b>giver</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Law-<b>giver</b>. Lawgiver, Law-<b>giver</b>. Lawgivers . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Law-<b>giver</b> (5 Occurrences). James 4:12 There is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/law-giver.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/life-giver.htm"><span class="l">Life-<b>giver</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Life-<b>giver</b>. Life-breath, Life-<b>giver</b>. Life-giving . Multi-Version<br> Concordance Life-<b>giver</b> (2 Occurrences). Exodus 15:26 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/life-giver.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/astronomy.htm"><span class="l">Astronomy</span></a><br><b>...</b> omi: I. THE HEAVENLY BODIES 1. The Ordinances of Heaven 2. The Sun (1) The Names<br> for the Sun (2) The "City of the Sun" (3) The Greater Light-<b>Giver</b> (4) The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/astronomy.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/seat.htm"><span class="l">Seat (256 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Luke 14:9 And then the <b>giver</b> of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place<br> to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/seat.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lawgiver.htm"><span class="l">Lawgiver (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lawgiver.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/feast.htm"><span class="l">Feast (209 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Luke 14:9 And then the <b>giver</b> of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place<br> to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feast.htm - 47k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/maker.htm"><span class="l">Maker (55 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 43:1 But now, says the Lord your Maker, O Jacob, and your life-<b>giver</b>, O Israel:<br> have no fear, for I have taken up your cause; naming you by your name, I <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/maker.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nonimmersionist.htm"><span class="l">Nonimmersionist</span></a><br><b>...</b> and that where the faith of the <b>giver</b> and receiver is sound, all things hold and<br> may be consummated and perfected by the majesty of God and by the truth of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nonimmersionist.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/non-immersionist.htm"><span class="l">Non-immersionist</span></a><br><b>...</b> and that where the faith of the <b>giver</b> and receiver is sound, all things hold and<br> may be consummated and perfected by the majesty of God and by the truth of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/non-immersionist.htm - 38k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/cheerful-giver.html">How can I become a more cheerful giver? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/faith-promise-giving.html">What is faith promise giving, and is it biblical? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/definition-of-grace.html">What is the definition of grace? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/giver.htm">Giver: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Giver (21 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/14-9.htm">Luke 14:9</a></span><br />And then the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/14-10.htm">Luke 14:10</a></span><br />But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a></span><br />The spirit is the life <span class="boldtext">giver</span>; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/3-26.htm">Romans 3:26</a></span><br />with a view to demonstrating, at the present time, His righteousness, that He may be shown to be righteous Himself, and the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of righteousness to those who believe in Jesus.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/15-5.htm">Romans 15:5</a></span><br />And may God, the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of power of endurance and of that encouragement, grant you to be in full sympathy with one another in accordance with the example of Christ Jesus,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />May God, the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of hope, fill you with continual joy and peace because you trust in Him--so that you may have abundant hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a></span><br />And before long, God the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-7.htm">1 Corinthians 3:7</a></span><br />So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of the increase.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a></span><br />Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful <span class="boldtext">giver</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">1 Timothy 6:13</a></span><br />I give you orders before God, the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/5-9.htm">Hebrews 5:9</a></span><br />and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of eternal salvation.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm">1 Peter 5:10</a></span><br />And God, the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of all grace, who has called you to share His eternal glory, through Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-27.htm">Numbers 35:27</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of punishment, meeting him outside the walls of the town, puts him to death, he will not be responsible for his blood:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></span><br />See now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ruth/4-15.htm">Ruth 4:15</a></span><br />He will be a <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a></span><br />The Lord is the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">Psalms 74:16</a></span><br />Thine 'is' the day, also Thine 'is' the night, Thou hast prepared a light <span class="boldtext">giver</span> -- the sun.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/18-16.htm">Proverbs 18:16</a></span><br />A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8</a></span><br />Who has planned this against Tyre, the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth?<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Isaiah 24:2</a></span><br />It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of interest.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I am the <span class="boldtext">giver</span> of light and the maker of 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