Luke 11:41

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Summary

Luke 11:41

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

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General references

Leviticus 7:19

Leviticus 23:22

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

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Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous money so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.

When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.

Yes, this will result in my deliverance,
for no godless person can appear before Him.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
and He will give a reward to the lender.

Send your bread on the surface of the waters,
for after many days you may find it.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.

So each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea.

After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my nation,

Now as you excel in everything—faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us—excel also in this grace.

Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.

For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him?

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.

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Again, a second time, a voice said to him, “What God has made clean, you must not call common.”

(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean.)

For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

General references

“Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. Everyone who is clean may eat any other meat.

When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap all the way to the edge of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident; I am Yahweh your God.”

Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.