Luke 3:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

He that hath two

General references

Job 31:19

James 2:15

Bible References

He that hath two

But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, to cover him;
And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you:

break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

For some were supposing, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy the things we have need of for the feast”; or else, that he should give something to the poor.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord,

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.

Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.

General references

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or that the needy had no covering,

If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,