Bible Verses about “volunteer work”
The Bible contains 34 verses about volunteer work across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”
“Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.”
“"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."”
“In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"”
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”
“Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;”
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."”
“or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;”
“or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,”
“and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?”
“Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.”
“"As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.”
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?”
“You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.”
“You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.”
“Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.”
“But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?”
“Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.”
“and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.”
“Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?”
“You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;”
“But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
“For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.”
“and Yahweh will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make strong your bones; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters don't fail.”
“Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.”
“You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.”
“If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;”
“but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need [in that] which he wants.”
“and if you draw out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then your light shall rise in darkness, and your obscurity be as the noonday;”
“Let brotherly love continue.”
“Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand;" and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.”
“Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.”
“One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.”