Matthew 7:7-11
KJV—Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you: For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or
what man is there of you, whom if his son
ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he
ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye
then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much more
shall your Father which is in heaven give
good things to them that ask him?

Amp—Keep on asking and it will be given
you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep
on knocking [reverently] and the door will be
opened to you. For every one who keeps on
asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking
finds, and to him who keeps on knocking
it will be opened. Or what man is there of
you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread,
will hand him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish,
will hand him a serpent? If you then, evil as
you are, know how to give good and advantageous
gifts to your children, how much
more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect
as He is] give good and advantageous
things to those who keep on asking Him!

Moffatt—Ask and the gift will be yours,
seek and you will find, knock and the door
will open to you; for everyone who asks receives,
the seeker finds, the door is opened
to anyone who knocks. Why, which of you,
when asked by his son for a loaf, will hand
him a stone? Or, if he asks a fish, will you
hand him a serpent? Well, if for all your evil
you know to give your children what is
good, how much more will your Father in
heaven give good to those who ask him?

NIV—Ask and it will be given to you; seek
and you will find; knock and the door will be
opened to you. For everyone who asks receives;
he who seeks finds; and to him who
knocks, the door will be opened. Which of
you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a
stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a
snake? If you, then, though you are evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in
heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Matthew 10:8
KJV—Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye
have received, freely give.

Amp—Cure the sick; raise the dead;
cleanse the lepers; drive out demons.
Freely (without pay) you have received;
freely (without charge) give.

Moffatt—Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse lepers, cast out demons; give without
being paid, as you have got without paying.

NIV—Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse
those who have leprosy, drive out demons.
Freely you have received, freely give.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Matthew 6:19-21
KJV—Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and
steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal: For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.

Amp—Do not gather and heap up and store
for yourselves treasures on earth, where
moth and rust and worm consume and destroy,
and where thieves break through and
steal; But gather and heap up and store for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust nor worm consume and
destroy, and where thieves do not break
through and steal; For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.

Moffatt—Store up no treasures for yourselves
on earth, where moth and rust corrode,
where thieves break in and steal: store
up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust corrode, where thieves
do not break in and steal. For where your
treasure lies, your heart will lie there too.

NIV—Do not store up for yourselves treasures
on earth, where moth and rust destroy,
and where thieves break in and steal.
But store up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy,
and where thieves do not break in
and steal. For where your treasure is, there
your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:25-26, 28, 30, 32-33
KJV—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?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow
not, neither do they reap, nor gather into
barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?…
And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow; they toil not, neither do they spin….
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast
into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith?…
(For after all these things do the Gentiles
seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things. But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be
added unto you.

Amp—Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually
uneasy (anxious and worried)
about your life, what you shall eat or what
you shall drink, and about your body, what
you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality]
than food, and the body [far above and
more excellent] than clothing? Look at the
birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap
nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly
Father keeps feeding them. Are you
not worth more than they?…
And why should you be anxious about
clothes? Consider the lilies of the field and
learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither
toil nor spin…. But if God so clothes the
grass of the field, which today is alive and
green and tomorrow is tossed into the furnace,
will He not much more surely clothe
you, O you men with little faith?…
For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and
crave and diligently seek after all these
things; and your heavenly Father well
knows that you need them all. But seek for
(aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom,
and His righteousness [His way of doing
and being right], and then all these things
taken together will be given you besides.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

We can’t pretend that money isn’t important. It is
important. Jesus said where our treasure is (which
includes our money), there will our heart be also
(Matthew 6:21). He fully understood that people will
invest in what is close to their heart. So where and
how we spend our money tells a lot about our priorities
and what’s most important to us.
The attitude of our heart and our motives determine
whether our giving pleases God or not. In
Malachi, it says He rejected Israel’s offering because
they brought Him defective animals—blind calves
and injured ones they couldn’t use. God said it offended
Him. But in 2 Corinthians 9:7, The Amplified Bible
says, “God loves (that is, He takes pleasure in, prizes above
other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without)
a cheerful (joyous, prompt-to-do-it) giver—whose heart is in
his giving.”

The entire kingdom of God is governed
by the law of sowing and reaping. But it’s
not enough just to give. What matters most
is how and why we give. That’s why Jesus
emphasized the attitude of heart when He
taught on the importance of giving.

Matthew 6:3-6
KJV—When thou doest alms, let not thy
left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy
Father which seeth in secret himself shall
reward thee openly. And when thou
prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites
are: for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter
into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father which seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly.

Amp—When you give to charity, do not let
your left hand know what your right hand
is doing, So that your deeds of charity may
be in secret; and your Father Who sees in
secret will reward you openly. Also when
you pray you must not be like the hypocrites,
for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and on the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen by people.
Truly, I tell you, they have their reward—in
full already. But when you pray, go into
your most private room, and closing the
door, pray to your Father Who is in secret;
and your Father Who sees in secret will reward
you in the open.

Moffatt—When you give alms, never let
your left hand know what your right hand
is doing, so as to keep your alms secret;
then your Father who sees what is secret
will reward you openly. Also, when you
pray, you must not be like the hypocrites,
for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues
and at the street-corners, so as to
be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get
their reward. When you pray, go into your
room and shut the door, pray to your
Father who is in secret, and your Father
who sees what is secret will reward you.

NIV—When you give to the needy, do not
let your left hand know what your right hand
is doing, so that your giving may be in secret.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in
secret, will reward you. And when you pray,
do not be like the hypocrites, for they love
to pray standing in the synagogues and on
the street corners to be seen by men. I tell
you the truth, they have received their reward
in full. But when you pray, go into your
room, close the door and pray to your
Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who
sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Proverbs 19:14
KJV—House and riches are the inheritance
of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Amp—House and riches are the inheritance
from fathers, but a wise, understanding
and prudent wife is from the Lord.

Proverbs 20:7
KJV—The just man walketh in his integrity:
his children are blessed after him.

NIV—The righteous man leads a blameless
life; blessed are his children after him.

Amp—The righteous man walks in his
integrity;blessed—happy, fortunate
[enviable]—are his children after him.

Isaiah 38:19
KJV—The father to the children shall
make known thy truth.

NIV—Fathers tell their children about
your faithfulness.

Amp—The father shall make known to the
children Your faithfulness and Your truth.

NAS—A father tells his sons about Thy
faithfulness.

Ephesians 6:4
KJV—And, ye fathers, provoke not your
children to wrath: but bring them up in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

NIV—Fathers, do not exasperate your
children; instead, bring them up in the
training and instruction of the Lord.

Weymouth—And you, fathers, do not irritate
your children, but bring them up tenderly in
the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

Colossians 3:21
KJV—Fathers, provoke not your children
to anger, lest they be discouraged.

NIV—Fathers, do not embitter your children,
or they will become discouraged.

Weymouth—Fathers, do not fret and harass
your children, or you may make them
sullen and morose.

1 Timothy 3:4
NIV—He must manage his own family
well and see that his children obey him
with proper respect.

Amp—He must rule his own household
well, keeping his children under control,
with true dignity, commanding their respect
in every way and keeping them respectful.

Weymouth—[He] must be…one who manages
his own household well, keeping his
children under control with true dignity.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries