Matthew 6:2
Matthew 6:5
Matthew 6:16
1 Samuel 15:30
Saul said, “I have sinned; but please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and go back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.”
Job 31:16-20
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.
Psalm 112:9
He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.
Proverbs 19:17
He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the Lord,
And the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
Proverbs 20:6
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a portion to seven, or even [divide it] to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.
Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men,
Nor does He have compassion on their fatherless or their widows;
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, God’s anger does not turn away
But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment].
Isaiah 10:6
I send Assyria against a godless nation
And commission it against the people of My wrath
To take the spoil and to seize the plunder,
And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
Isaiah 58:7
“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?
Isaiah 58:10-12
And if you offer yourself to [assist] the hungry
And satisfy the
Then your light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.
Hosea 8:1
Like a [great] vulture the enemy comes against the house of the Lord,
Because they have broken My covenant
And transgressed and rebelled against My law.
Matthew 5:18
Matthew 7:5
Matthew 15:7
Matthew 16:3
Matthew 22:18
But Jesus, aware of their malice, asked,
Matthew 23:6
Matthew 23:13-29
Matthew 24:51
Mark 7:6
He replied,
Mark 12:39
Luke 6:24
Luke 6:42
Luke 11:41
Luke 11:43
Luke 12:33
Luke 12:56
Luke 13:15
But the Lord replied to him,
Luke 20:46
John 5:41
John 5:44
John 7:18
John 13:29
Some thought that, since Judas [as the treasurer of the group] had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he was to
Acts 9:36
Now in
Acts 10:2
a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. He made many charitable donations to the Jewish people, and prayed to God always.
Acts 10:4
Cornelius was frightened and stared intently at him and said, “What is it, lord (sir)?” And the angel said to him, “Your prayers and gifts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God [an offering made in remembrance of His past blessings].
Acts 10:31
and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God [so that He is about to help you].
Acts 11:29
So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each according to his individual ability, to the believers who lived in Judea.
Acts 24:17
Now after several years I came [to Jerusalem] to bring to my people charitable contributions and offerings.
Romans 12:8
or he who encourages, in the act of encouragement; he who gives, with generosity; he who leads,
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Now [remember] this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows
Galatians 2:10
They asked only [one thing], that we remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.
Ephesians 4:28
The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need.
1 Thessalonians 2:6
nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
1 Timothy 6:18
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share [with others].
Hebrews 13:16
Do not neglect to do good, to contribute [to the needy of the church as an expression of fellowship], for such sacrifices are always pleasing to God.
James 2:15-16
If a brother or sister is without [adequate] clothing and lacks [enough] food for each day,
1 Peter 4:11
Whoever speaks [to the congregation], is to do so as one who speaks the oracles (utterances, the very words) of God. Whoever serves [the congregation] is to do so as one who serves by the strength which God [abundantly] supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified [honored and magnified] through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 John 3:17-19
But whoever has the
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Do not sound a trumpet
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In the synagogues
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“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.
He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.
He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the Lord,
And the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?
Do not sound a trumpet
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?
Like a [great] vulture the enemy comes against the house of the Lord,
Because they have broken My covenant
And transgressed and rebelled against My law.
As
Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men,
Nor does He have compassion on their fatherless or their widows;
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, God’s anger does not turn away
But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment].
I send Assyria against a godless nation
And commission it against the people of My wrath
To take the spoil and to seize the plunder,
And to trample them down like mud in the streets.