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

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

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Sell what ye have, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old, treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth destroyeth.

And he said also to him who invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest they too invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the unrighteous mammon; that, when it faileth, ye may be received into everlasting habitations.

And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And Zacchaeus stood up, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any one by false representation, I restore him fourfold.

Give to him that asketh of thee; and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not away.

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Then will the king say to those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.

Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name being interpreted is the same as Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer hath been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God.

And according as any one of the disciples was prospered, they determined every one of them to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea;

And after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to make offerings;

But as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this exercise of liberality also.

But this there is to say: He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.

Let him that stealeth steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands at that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered and are still ministering to the saints.

But works of kindness and liberality forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Pure religion and undefiled before God, the Father, is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep ones self unspotted from the world.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?

Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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And a voice came to him again, the second time, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him that accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving;

To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

General references

Give to him that asketh of thee; and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not away.