27 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor

And, if I bestow in morsels all my goods; and, if I give my body to he burned, but have not love, I am profited nothing.

And he, looking intently on him, and becoming much afraid, said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms went up for a memorial before God.

and says, 'Cornelius, your prayer was heard, and your alms were remembered before God.

But give as alms the things within; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

for some thought, because Judas had the money-bag, that Jesus said to him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

and one of you say to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but ye give them not the things needful for the body, what does it profit?

When, therefore, you are doing alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

or he that exhorts, in his exhortation; he that imparts, let him do it with liberality; he that presides, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven; and come, follow Me."

And Jesus, looking on him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing is wanting to you: go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me."

Sell what ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses that grow not old, a treasure unfailing in Heaven, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts;

And Jesus, hearing it said to him, "Yet one thing is lacking to you; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me."

Heal the sick; raise the dead; cleanse the lepers; cast oat demons; freely ye received, freely give.

communicating to the necessities of the saints; cultivating hospitality.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to impart to him that has need.

But, when you are doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

that your alms may be in secret; and your Father, Who seeth in secret, will recompense you.

But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, this I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, walk."

And, standing, Zacchaeus said to the Lord, "Behold, the half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor; and, if I wrongfully exacted anything from any one, I restore four-fold."

For Macedonia and Achaia were well pleased to make a certain contribution to the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem.

For, according to their power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord;

beseeching us with much entreaty as to the grace and the participation in the ministering to the saints;

And know ye also, Philippians, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I went forth from Macedonia, no assembly had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving, but ye only;

Now, after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings;

For this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor!"

For this ointment could have been sold for above three hundred denaries, and given to the poor!" And they were murmuring against her.

"Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?"