17 Bible Verses About Using God for Personal Gain

The Bible condemns treating faith as a way to make money, and it names people who did it. Paul warns against teachers “imagining that godliness is a means of gain” (1 Timothy 6:5), Micah accuses priests who “teach for a price” (Micah 3:11), and Peter refuses Simon’s money (Acts 8:20). The verses below fall into four groups: warnings about teachers and leaders who serve for gain, money taken or offered for God’s gifts, the trading Jesus drove out of the…