Thematic Bible: Philanthropy
Thematic Bible
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And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;
Philanthropy » General advice concerning
'And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee;
'When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;
Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.
Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not from your Father who is in the heavens;
Verse Concepts
Praying 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 Father
Jesus said to him, 'If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsFollowing Jesus ChristCommitment, to Jesus Christethics, socialChristlikenessGenerosity, Humandiscipleship, nature ofChallengesBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsHeaven, Inheritance OfInvitationsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRestitutionReward, For God's PeopleRich, TheSelf Denial
But what ye have give ye as alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.
sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;
and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, 'Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'
And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'
and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.
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- Altruism
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- Attitudes, to other people
- Bags
- Beggars
- Being A Good Father
- Being Loved
- Being Seen By Man
- Belonging To Heaven
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- Blessing Others
- Burning People
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- Charity
- Cheating
- Christlikeness
- Commitment, to Jesus Christ
- Compensation
- Damage To The Body
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- Do Not Be Stingy
- Doing The Right Thing
- Doing Your Best
- Examples of secret prayer
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- Fraud
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- Generosity
- Generosity, Human
- Generosity, Used Towards
- Giving Back
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- Good Decision Making Examples
- Good Wives Description
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- Hardness Of Heart
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- Helping Others In Need
- Helping The Poor
- Helping Those In Need
- Hoarding
- Hypocrisy
- I Am Unimportant
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- Instructions About Following
- Invitations
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- Law, Ot
- Liberality
- Losing Someone
- Love To Others
- Love To Others Shown In
- Loving Foreigners
- Loving Others
- Loving Yourself
- Man's Needs
- Martyrdom
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- Meaning
- Money Box
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- Moths
- Motivation
- No Decay
- No Reward
- Old Things
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- People Without Mercy
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- Poverty, Attitudes Towards
- Poverty, Causes Of
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- Praying Quietly
- Priority
- Purses
- Religion
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- Restitution
- Reward
- Reward, For God's People
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- Riches, Nature Of
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- Righteousness
- Saints, As Pilgrims
- Saints, Care For The Poor
- Seeing People
- Self Denial
- Self Indulgence
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- Sermon On The Mount
- Sin, Accepting Forgiveness Of
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- Stealing
- Stewardship
- Storing
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- Surrender
- Sympathy
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- Taking Heed
- The Inward Being
- The Surrendered life
- Things Wearing Out
- Those Helping The Poor
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