When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother.

Verse Concepts

Proverbs 31:20

She spread forth her hands to the poor, and sent forth her hands to the needy.

Verse Concepts

Matthew 6:1

Attend ye not to do your justice before men, to be seen to them; and if otherwise ye have no reward from your Father which in the heavens.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 11:41

But of the things being, give alms; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

Verse Concepts

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.

Luke 18:22

And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 19:8

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Almsgiving » General advice concerning

Leviticus 25:35

And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee.

Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 15:7

Verse Concepts

Proverbs 31:20

She spread forth her hands to the poor, and sent forth her hands to the needy.

Verse Concepts

Matthew 6:1

Attend ye not to do your justice before men, to be seen to them; and if otherwise ye have no reward from your Father which in the heavens.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 11:41

But of the things being, give alms; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

Verse Concepts

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.

Luke 18:22

And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 19:8

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Graces » Christian

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now remains faith, hope, love, these three; and the greater of these, love.

Galatians 5:22-23

And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such is no law.

Matthew 5:3-11

Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens. Happy they suffering: for they shall be comforted. Happy the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. read more.
Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled. Happy the compasaionate: for they shall be commiserated. Happy the pure in heart: tor they shall see God. Happy they making peace: for they shall be called sons of God. Happy they driven out for justice: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens. Happy are ye, when they shall upbraid you, and drive you out, and say every evil word against you, lying, for my sake.

Romans 5:3-5

And not only, but also we boast in affliction: knowing that affliction works perseverance; And perseverance, proof; and proof, hope. And hope shames not; for the love of God has been poured in our hearts by the Holy Spirit given us.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I have been the brass of echoes, and the shouting cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries, and all knowledge; and if I have all faith to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing. read more.
Love is slow to anger, possesses kindness; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, It demeans itself not unbecomingly, seeks not the things of itself, is not irritated, reckons no evil; Rejoices not at injustice, and rejoices with the truth; Covers all things, believes all, hopes all things, endures all. ' Love never falters: but whether gifts of prophecies, they shall be left unemployed; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall be left unemployed.

2 Peter 1:5-9

And also this same, having brought in at the side all earnestness, furnish in addition in your faith fitness; and In fitness knowledge; And in knowledge self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience devotion; And in devotion brotherly love; and in brotherly love, love. read more.
For these being to you, and abounding, they establish you not without effort, neither unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For in whom these are not present, he is blind, being affected with shortness of sight, having taken 2Peter 1:forgetfulness of the cleansing formerly of his sins.

Liberality » Unprofitable, without love

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Love » Preeminent above » Benevolence and martyrdom

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Love to man » The greatest sacrifices are nothing without

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Philanthropy » General advice concerning

Leviticus 25:35

And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee.

Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 15:7

Verse Concepts

Proverbs 31:20

She spread forth her hands to the poor, and sent forth her hands to the needy.

Verse Concepts

Matthew 6:1

Attend ye not to do your justice before men, to be seen to them; and if otherwise ye have no reward from your Father which in the heavens.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 11:41

But of the things being, give alms; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

Verse Concepts

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.

Luke 18:22

And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 19:8

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Preeminence » Preeminent above » Benevolence and martyrdom

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Social duties » Almsgiving, general advice concerning

Leviticus 25:35

And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee.

Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 15:7

Verse Concepts

Proverbs 31:20

She spread forth her hands to the poor, and sent forth her hands to the needy.

Verse Concepts

Matthew 6:1

Attend ye not to do your justice before men, to be seen to them; and if otherwise ye have no reward from your Father which in the heavens.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 11:41

But of the things being, give alms; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

Verse Concepts

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.

Luke 18:22

And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 19:8

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Suffering for righteousness' sake » Martyrdom » General references to

Acts 21:13

And Paul answered, What do ye weeping and breaking my heart? for I not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem, have prepared for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Verse Concepts

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Revelation 20:4

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given them: and the souls of them beheaded with an axe for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who worshipped not the wild beast, nor his image, and took not the stamp upon their foreheads, and upon their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.