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"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. "Thus, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, read more.
so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
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But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
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Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves purses that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
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he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
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So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren to go on to you before me, and arrange in advance for this gift you have promised, so that it may be ready not as an exaction but as a willing gift. The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give just as he has purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
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Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous and ready to share,
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Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
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But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
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