22 Bible Verses about Charity

Mark this; he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. But let each give according to the purpose of his heart; not grudgingly of under compulsion. It is a cheerful giver that God loves.

So let us no longer pass judgment on one another; rather let this be your judgment, that no one put a stumbling-block in his brother's way, nor any cause of falling.

"Judge not, that you may be judged, yourselves;

You are therefore inexcusable, O man, whoever you are, that sits in judgment; for in judging another you are condemning yourself. You, the judge, are habitually practising the very same things.

Who are you just that judges the household-servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And stand he will, for his Master has power to make him stand.

So make no hasty judgment until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make plain the purpose of men's hearts. Then each man's due praise will come to him from God.

"If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

"But you must love even your enemies and be kind to them, And lend, despairing of no man. Then your reward will be great, And you will be the sons of the Most High; For he is kind even to the ungrateful and to the evil.

Also to his host who had invited him, he continued, saying. "When you are making a dinner-party or a supper, do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, lest it chance that they invite you in return, and a recompense be made by you. "But when you make a reception, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. "Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."

Even if any one should be overtaken in a fault, brothers, you that are spiritual ought, in a gentle spirit, to restore such a one, each one of you looking to himself, lest you too be tempted.

"And why do you look at the mote in your brother's eye, and fail to notice the beam which is in your own eye?

Above everything have fervent love to one another; for love veils a multitude of sins.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to seek our own pleasure.

And he looked up and saw people casting their offerings into the treasury, and they were rich. And he saw a certain poor widow casting in two mites And he said: "Of truth I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than they all; read more.
"for these men have all contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, contributed all she had to live on."

But whoever has this world's goods, and beholds his brother in need, and shuts up his heart against him, how can the love of God continue to abide in him?

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you by the God and Father of Jesus our Lord. For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue. read more.
By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge, and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety, and to piety brotherly love, and to brotherly love, love itself. For if these virtues are yours in abounding measure, they render you not idle nor unfruitful, until you come into the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the man who lacks these virtues is blind, short-sighted, forgetful of his cleansing from his old sins.

Now in regard to food which has been offered to idols, we are sure of course that "we all have knowledge." But knowledge puffs up, while love builds up.

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love makes no parade, is not puffed up, is not rude, nor selfish, nor easily provoked. Love bears no malice, never rejoices over wrong-doing, but rejoices when the truth rejoices. read more.
It knows how to be silent, it is trustful, hopeful, patient, enduring. Love never fails; but though there are prophecies, they will fail; though there are tongues, they will cease; though there is knowledge, it will be superseded. For our knowing is imperfect, and our prophesying is imperfect; but when the perfect is come, then the perfect will be done away. When I was a child I spoke like a child, felt like a child, thought like a child; now that I am become a man, I have done with childish things. For now we see as in a mirror, and are baffled, but then face to face; now I know in fragments, but then shall I understand even as I also have been understood. Faith, Hope, Love endure??hese three; but the greatest of these is Love.

But the end of all things is close at hand; so be sober, watch and pray. Above everything have fervent love to one another; for love veils a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another, without grudging.

Mark this; he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. But let each give according to the purpose of his heart; not grudgingly of under compulsion. It is a cheerful giver that God loves.

"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father. "And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full.

Over them all bind on love, which is the girdle of completeness.

Now the end of the exhortation is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and an undissembled faith.

For even as we have many members in one body, and not all members have the same function; so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and we are severally members of one another. But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith. read more.
If it is the gift of administration, let us give ourselves to our service. Let the teacher give himself to his teaching; and he who exhorts others to his exhortation. He who gives, let him do it in singleness of mind. He who rules, let him rule with diligence; and he who shows mercy must be cheerful.

"But when you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left is doing, "so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love makes no parade, is not puffed up, is not rude, nor selfish, nor easily provoked. Love bears no malice, never rejoices over wrong-doing, but rejoices when the truth rejoices. read more.
It knows how to be silent, it is trustful, hopeful, patient, enduring.

Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy.

Over them all bind on love, which is the girdle of completeness.

"In all things I have set you an example, how that so toiling, you ought to help the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

"And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full.