and everyone who wished to do so brought an offering to the LORD for making the Tent of the LORD's presence. They brought everything needed for use in worship and for making the priestly garments.

Everyone who had fine linen; blue, purple, or red wool; cloth of goats' hair; rams' skin dyed red; or fine leather, brought it.

All the skilled women brought fine linen thread and thread of blue, purple, and red wool, which they had made.

The leaders brought carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece

All the people of Israel who wanted to brought their offering to the LORD for the work which he had commanded Moses to do.

You can be sure that whoever gives even a drink of cold water to one of the least of these my followers because he is my follower, will certainly receive a reward."

The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.

They have been severely tested by the troubles they went through; but their joy was so great that they were extremely generous in their giving, even though they are very poor.

If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have.

Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop.

And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.