22 Bible Verses about Altruism

give to the man who begs from you, and turn not away from him who wants to borrow.

Take care not to practise your charity before men in order to be noticed; otherwise you get no reward from your Father in heaven. No, When you give alms, make no flourish of trumpets like the hypocrites in the synagogues and the streets, so as to win applause from men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward. When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,read more.
so as to keep your alms secret; then your Father who sees what is secret will reward you openly.

For I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you entertained me,

Next morning he took out a couple of shillings and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Attend to him, and if you are put to any extra expense I will refund you on my way back.'

Better cleanse what is within; then nothing will be unclean for you.

Sell what you possess and give it away in alms, make purses for yourselves that never wear out: get treasure in heaven that never fails, that no thief can get at, no moth destroy.

No, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.

When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

So Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, "I will give the half of all I have, Lord, to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody I will give him back four times as much."

when a man lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple. When he noticed that Peter and John meant to go into the temple, he asked them for alms.

and when they recognized this was the very man who used to sit and beg at the Gate Beautiful, they were lost in awe and amazement at what had happened to him.

At Joppa there was a disciple called Tabitha (which may be translated Dorcas, or 'Gazelle'), a woman whose life was full of good actions and of charitable practices.

a religious man, who reverenced God with all his household, who was liberal in his alms to the People, and who constantly prayed to God. About three o'clock in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God entering and saying to him, "Cornelius." He stared at the angel in terror, saying, "What is it?" He replied, "Your prayers and your alms have risen before God as a sacrifice to be remembered.

saying, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, your alms are remembered by God.

After a lapse of several years I came up with alms and offerings for my nation,

With regard to the collection for the saints, you must carry out the same arrangements as I made for the churches of Galatia. On the first day of the week let each of you put aside a sum from his weekly gains, so that the money may not have to be collected when I come. On my arrival I will furnish credentials for those whom you select, and send them to convey your bounty to Jerusalem;

Now, carry it through, so that your readiness to take it up may be equalled by the way you carry it through ??so far as your means allow.

Mark this: he who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and he who sows generously will reap a generous harvest. Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.

Only, we were to 'remember the poor.' I was quite eager to do that myself.

Let the thief steal no more; rather let him work and put his hands to an honest task, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.

tell them to be bountiful, rich in good works, open-handed and generous,

But whoever possesses this world's goods, and notices his brother in need, and shuts his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him?