22 Bible Verses about Altruism

Give to the one asking thee, and do not turn away from the one wishing to borrow from thee.

But take heed that you do not your righteousness before the people, in order to be seen by them: else you have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens: therefore when you may do alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be glorified by the people: truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward. But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:read more.
in order that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee openly.

For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in;

And on the morrow, taking out two denaria, gave them to the host, and said, Care for him; and whatsoever you expend in addition, on my return, I will pay you.

Therefore give alms of your substance; and behold all things are pure unto you.

Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves purses that will not get old, and treasure in the heavens which can not be stolen, where the thief does not draw nigh, nor the moth corrupt.

But when you may make a feast, invite the poor, maimed, lame, blind:

And Jesus hearing these things, said to him, Still one thing is lacking to thee: Sell all things whatsoever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And Zaccheus standing, said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any one fraudulently, I restore fourfold.

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb was habitually carried, whom they placed daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those entering into the temple; who seeing Peter and John about to come into the temple, asked to receive alms.

And they recognized him, that he was the one sitting for alms at Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and delight at that which had happened to him.

But there was a certain disciple in Joppa, by name Tabitha, who being interpreted is called Dorcas: and she was full of good works and alms which she was doing.

devout, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying to God always; saw openly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius. And he looking upon him, and being afraid, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayer and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

and says, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God.

And after many years I came to do alms and offerings to my race;

But concerning the contribution to the saints, as I commanded the churches of Galatia, so you also do. On the first day of the week let each one of you lay by with himself treasuring up, that as to whatsoever he may be prospered, in order that there may be no collections at that time when I may come. But when I may be present, whomsoever you may approve by your letters, these will I send to carry away your benefaction to Jerusalem:

but now indeed complete the work; in order that as there was a promptitude of willing, there shall also be a completion out of your ability.

But it is this, he that soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully. As each one has predetermined in his heart; not of reluctance, or of constraint: for God loves the hilarious giver.

only that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

Let the one stealing steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his own hands doing that which is good, that he may have to give to the one having need.

that they do good, be rich in good works, be cheerful givers, ready communicators;

Whosoever may have the sustenance of the world, and see his brother having need, and shut up his sympathies from him, how dwells the divine love of God in him?