Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



"Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, read more.
so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

"Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke? "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?

Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. Verse ConceptsLiberalityethics, socialGenerosity, HumanGenerosity, Used TowardsLove To Others Shown InStrangersPoor PeopleLoving Foreigners




"At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town. "The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

"If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. "Beware that there is no base thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,' and your eye is hostile toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry to the LORD against you, and it will be a sin in you. read more.
"You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings. "For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.'



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So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness. Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.






but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.
Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He will maintain his cause in judgment.
Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanBeing In DebtDiscretionGrace, In Human RelationshipsInterestLendingJusticeConfidentialityA Good Manfairness



"If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. "Beware that there is no base thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,' and your eye is hostile toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry to the LORD against you, and it will be a sin in you. read more.
"You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings. "For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.'


And if you give yourself to the hungry And satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness And your gloom will become like midday. "And the LORD will continually guide you, And satisfy your desire in scorched places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment. "But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."


but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.
Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He will maintain his cause in judgment.
Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanBeing In DebtDiscretionGrace, In Human RelationshipsInterestLendingJusticeConfidentialityA Good Manfairness


but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

You give to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
Verse ConceptsHand Of GodGiving Good Things

but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSatisfactionSaints, Care For The PoorWidows, Should BeLoving ForeignersGod Will BlessNo Earthly InheritancePeople Helping Orphansfriendliness

For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’ Verse ConceptsLiberalityBad LeadershipCommands, in OTPoor PeopleBeggarsLendingPoverty, Remedies ForSuffering, HardshipGenerosity, Used TowardsThe poorHelping The PoorHelping Others In NeedFeeding The Poor

but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity


but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.
Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He will maintain his cause in judgment.
Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanBeing In DebtDiscretionGrace, In Human RelationshipsInterestLendingJusticeConfidentialityA Good Manfairness