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Thematic Bible: Alms


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Leviticus 25:35
“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you. Verse ConceptsLiberalityethics, socialGenerosity, HumanGenerosity, Used TowardsLove To Others Shown InStrangersPoor PeopleLoving Foreigners

Deuteronomy 15:7
“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Verse ConceptsAlms, Good DeedsHardness Of HeartOppression, Nature OfSympathyUnkindnessGiving, Advice OnDo Not Be StingyPeople Without MercyHelping The PoorHelping Those In Need

Proverbs 31:20
Her hands reach out to the poor,
and she extends her hands to the needy.
 Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForPoor, Duty ToGood Wives DescriptionThose Helping The PoorVirtuous WomanHelping The Poor

Matthew 6:1
“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. Verse ConceptsPraying QuietlyAlms, Good DeedsAttention SeekersAffirmative ActionSermon On The MountGiving, Advice OnSaints, Care For The PoorBeing Seen By ManTaking HeedNo RewardOur Father In HeavenSeeing PeoplePraying Behind Closed DoorsRighteousnessExamples of secret prayerRewardlosing a loved oneHypocrisyBeing A Good FatherDoing The Right ThingBlessing OthersMotivationDoing Your BestA Good ManHelping Others In NeedLosing SomeoneTaking Care Of The Earthsecretsadvertisingpracticerecognitionmanorderpeoplepietyothersdeeds

Matthew 19:21
“If you want to be perfect,” Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsFollowing Jesus ChristCommitment, to Jesus Christethics, socialChristlikenessGenerosity, Humandiscipleship, nature ofChallengesBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsHeaven, Inheritance OfInvitationsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRestitutionReward, For God's PeopleRich, TheSelf DenialSelf SacrificeStewardshipStoringTreasureFinanceSpiritual InvestmentHoardingGain Through LossBenevolenceSpiritual TreasuresPeople Made PerfectBelonging To HeavenGiving To The PoorInstructions About FollowingTreasure In HeavenGiving Money To The Churchpossessionssales

Luke 11:41
But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you. Verse Conceptsethics, socialAlms, Good DeedsPoverty, Remedies ForRich, TheGiving, Advice OnBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityThe Inward BeingGiving To The PoorHelping The Poor

Luke 12:33
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. Verse ConceptsLiberalityGiving, Of PossessionsAffluenceBagsethics, socialequipping, spiritualBeggarsPursesDecayAlms, Good DeedsHeaven, Inheritance OfInsectsMoney, Stewardship OfRiches, Nature OfRiches, SpiritualSelf SacrificeTreasureGiving, Advice OnPriorityAbrasionGenerosity, Used TowardsSaints, As PilgrimsHoardingForethoughtsAlmsgivingAltruismCharityOld ThingsThings Wearing OutMothsPlenty Through ChristNo DecayBelonging To HeavenGiving To The PoorTreasure In HeavenMoney BoxGiving Money To The Church

Luke 18:22
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.” Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsCommitment, to Jesus Christethics, socialChristlikenessLackdiscipleship, nature ofChallengesBeggarsInvitationsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRestitutionRich, TheSelf SacrificeStewardshipTreasureAlmsgivingAltruismCharityBelonging To HeavenGiving To The PoorInstructions About FollowingTreasure In HeavenMan's Needs

Luke 19:8
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!” Verse ConceptsFraudExploitationsCompensationevil, victory overCheatingGood Decision Making ExamplesLaw, OtPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForRepentance, Nature OfRiches, Believers AttitudesRiches, Nature OfSelf IndulgenceSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfStealingUnfaithfulness, To PeopleBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityFourfoldHalf Of PossessionsGiving To The PoorThose Helping The PoorStress And Hard TimesGiving Backpossessionscheatersaccusations

1 Corinthians 13:3
And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body in order to boast
but do not have love, I gain nothing.
 Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfSelf SacrificeZealGenerosityLoving OthersLove To OthersBenevolenceMartyrdom, Methods OfDamage To The BodyBurning PeopleHalf Of PossessionsGiving To The PoorUnlovingI Am UnimportantThe Surrendered lifeMartyrdomLoving YourselfSurrenderHelping The PoorTrue LoveUnconditional LoveBeing LovedHardshipFeeding The Poorpossessionslovingbranding

Matthew 6:1-4
"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. So whenever you give to the poor, don't sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They've got their reward! But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, read more.
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Isaiah 58:6-7
Isn't the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke? 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 to not ignore your own flesh [and blood]?

Leviticus 25:35
“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you. Verse ConceptsLiberalityethics, socialGenerosity, HumanGenerosity, Used TowardsLove To Others Shown InStrangersPoor PeopleLoving Foreigners

Matthew 19:21
“If you want to be perfect,” Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsFollowing Jesus ChristCommitment, to Jesus Christethics, socialChristlikenessGenerosity, Humandiscipleship, nature ofChallengesBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsHeaven, Inheritance OfInvitationsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRestitutionReward, For God's PeopleRich, TheSelf DenialSelf SacrificeStewardshipStoringTreasureFinanceSpiritual InvestmentHoardingGain Through LossBenevolenceSpiritual TreasuresPeople Made PerfectBelonging To HeavenGiving To The PoorInstructions About FollowingTreasure In HeavenGiving Money To The Churchpossessionssales

Luke 11:41
But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you. Verse Conceptsethics, socialAlms, Good DeedsPoverty, Remedies ForRich, TheGiving, Advice OnBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityThe Inward BeingGiving To The PoorHelping The Poor

Luke 12:33
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. Verse ConceptsLiberalityGiving, Of PossessionsAffluenceBagsethics, socialequipping, spiritualBeggarsPursesDecayAlms, Good DeedsHeaven, Inheritance OfInsectsMoney, Stewardship OfRiches, Nature OfRiches, SpiritualSelf SacrificeTreasureGiving, Advice OnPriorityAbrasionGenerosity, Used TowardsSaints, As PilgrimsHoardingForethoughtsAlmsgivingAltruismCharityOld ThingsThings Wearing OutMothsPlenty Through ChristNo DecayBelonging To HeavenGiving To The PoorTreasure In HeavenMoney BoxGiving Money To The Church

Deuteronomy 14:28-29
"At the end of [every] three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and store [it] within your gates. Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the foreign resident, fatherless, and widow within your gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

Deuteronomy 15:7-11
"If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has. Be careful that there isn't this wicked thought in your heart, 'The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,' and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him [nothing]. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty. read more.
Give to him, and don't have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do. For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, 'You must willingly open your hand to your afflicted and poor brother in your land.'

Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtGenerosity, HumanBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsLendingGiving, Advice OnGenerosity, Used TowardsBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityCreditorsAsking For MoneyBorrowingGiving Money To The ChurchPropertyGiving Without Expecting ReturnHelping Those In NeedGiving Backlent

Romans 12:8
if exhorting, in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;
leading, with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness. Verse ConceptsAbility, To GiveChurch Authority, Of EldarsExhortation, Objects OfeagernessdiligenceDiligence, Examples OfBusiness, AttitudesAlms, Good DeedsFinancePoliticsPoor, Duty ToGenerosity, Used TowardsMagistratesCheerfulnessSingleness Of HeartExhort OthersGiving To The PoorThe Need For MercyGiving Money To The ChurchLeadersExamples of LeadershipSimplicityEncouragementEncouraging OthersMotivationHelping Others In NeedLeadership Qualitiesencouraginguplifting

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2 Corinthians 9:5-7
Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not an extortion. Remember this: the person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has decided in his heart-not out of regret or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Galatians 2:10
They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I made every effort to do. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of Possessionsethics, socialEnthusiasmeagernessAlms, Good DeedsMoney, Stewardship OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForRememberingRiches, Believers AttitudesSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharityCaringCaring For OthersRemembering PeopleHelping The Poormindfulnessevangelising

1 Timothy 6:18
Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share, Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionseagernessAttitudes, to other peopleGrace, In Human RelationshipsMoney, Stewardship OfParticipation, In ChristRich, TheRiches, Believers AttitudesUnselfishnessFinanceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityDo Good!Treasure In HeavenWorks Of FaithSharingBeauty And Self WorthHelping Others In Needuncertaintydeeds

Hebrews 13:16
Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices. Verse ConceptsAcceptance, divineFellowship, Among Believersethics, incentives towardsGiving To OthersAcceptance, Of WorshipAlms, Good DeedsGood WorksGrace, In Human RelationshipsIndividualismParticipation, In ChristNeglecting PeoplePleasing GodPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesServing PeopleGenerosityDo Good!Right SacrificesSacrificesHelping OthersSharingSacrificeThankfulness To OthersStaying PositiveBlessing OthersSpreading The GospelHelping Those In NeedHelping Others In Needhelphelpingothers

1 John 3:17
If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need—how can God’s love reside in him? Verse ConceptsCompassionGiving, Of PossessionsFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianCompassion, In ChristiansHardness Of HeartLibertinismLove, For One AnotherMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForRiches, Believers AttitudesThoughtUnkindnessFinanceSelfishness, Shown InAlmsgivingAltruismCharityCaring For The SickSocial SelfishnessAgape LoveBowelsShortagesUnlovingPeople Without MercyHelping Those In NeedBrothers LoveHelping Others In Needpossessionspity

Acts 2:44-45
Now all the believers were together and had everything in common. So they sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.

Acts 4:34-37
For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles' feet. This was then distributed to each person as anyone had a need. Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, whom the apostles named Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement, read more.
sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

Acts 6:1-3
In those days, as the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution. Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, "It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to wait on tables. Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.

Acts 11:29-30
So each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea. This they did, sending it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 24:17
After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my nation, Verse ConceptsGiftsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForAlmsgivingAltruismCharityGiving To The Poor

Romans 15:25-28
Now, however, I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints; for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution to the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. Yes, they were pleased, and they are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits, then they are obligated to minister to Jews in material needs. read more.
So when I have finished this and safely delivered the funds to them, I will go by way of you to Spain.

1 Corinthians 16:1-4
Now about the collection for the saints: you should do the same as I instructed the Galatian churches. On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save to the extent that he prospers, so that no collections will need to be made when I come. And when I arrive, I will send those whom you recommend by letter to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem. read more.
If it is also suitable for me to go, they will travel with me.

2 Corinthians 8:1-4
We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God granted to the churches of Macedonia: during a severe testing by affliction, their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed into the wealth of their generosity. I testify that, on their own, according to their ability and beyond their ability, read more.
they begged us insistently for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints,

2 Corinthians 9:1
Now concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you. Verse ConceptsMinistry, Qualifications ForBenevolenceWriting LettersSurplusministering

Hebrews 6:10
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. Verse ConceptsForgettingActs of KindnessLoveDiligence, Rewards OfAttitudes, to other peopleWagesGenerosityLoving OthersLove To Others Shown InLove To OthersBrotherly LoveLove For GodGod Remembering DevotionLove Exists Between PeopleRepaid For DeedsServing GroupsLove Shown By DeedsWorking For GodWorking For The Lordhelpefforthelpingministering

John 9:8
His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?” Verse ConceptsBeggingBeggarsIs It Really?

Acts 3:2
And a man who was lame from birth was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex. Verse ConceptsCripplesGatesLamenessLonelinessWeakness, PhysicalBeauty, In ArtefactsHelplessnessChronic AilmentsSitting In The GatewayNamed GatesFrom The WombOnce A DayPeople Carrying Live PeopleInner BeautyThe Beauty Of Nature

Luke 19:8
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!” Verse ConceptsFraudExploitationsCompensationevil, victory overCheatingGood Decision Making ExamplesLaw, OtPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForRepentance, Nature OfRiches, Believers AttitudesRiches, Nature OfSelf IndulgenceSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfStealingUnfaithfulness, To PeopleBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityFourfoldHalf Of PossessionsGiving To The PoorThose Helping The PoorStress And Hard TimesGiving Backpossessionscheatersaccusations

Acts 10:2
He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God. Verse ConceptsFamily, Worship InExploitationsFamilies, Examples OfAttitudes, to other peoplePoverty, Attitudes TowardsReverence, And ObedienceCharacter Of SaintsGodly Fear, Examples OfBenevolenceEmployers, Good ExamplesGiving To The PoorIndividuals Fearing Godpiety

Acts 9:36
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity. Verse ConceptsActs of KindnessExploitationsAttitudes, to other peopleGood WorksPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForAlmsgivingAltruismCharityMeaningDeer Etc.Helping OthersHelping The PoorDeerHelping Others In Needmakeup

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