46 Bible Verses about Helping Those In Need

Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.

Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

And those who are turned back from going after the Lord, and those who have not made prayer to the Lord or got directions from him.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

For having been put to the test himself, he is able to give help to others when they are tested.

In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.

Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.

And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit.

And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.

Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.

And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.

I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.

And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?

Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.

But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.