32 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor

If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.

And he stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?

"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!"

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."

a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.

For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.

For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord,

begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints--

And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem."

And all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered.

And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.

For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor."

For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her.

"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"