32 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor

And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body in order to boast
but do not have love, I gain nothing.

The wicked man borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away
will receive many curses.

Looking intently at him, he became afraid and said, “What is it, lord?”

The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have come up as a memorial offering before God.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.

But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.

Since Judas kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.

and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?

So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

if exhorting, in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;
leading, with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

“If you want to be perfect,” Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge.

Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality.

The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.

But when you give to the poor, don’t 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 don’t have silver or gold, but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.

for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

I testify that, on their own, according to their ability and beyond their ability,

they begged us insistently for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints,

Let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.”

All their neighbors supported them with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering.

And you Philippians know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone.

After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my nation,

“This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”

For this oil might have been sold for more than 300 denarii and given to the poor.” And they began to scold her.

“Why wasn’t this fragrant oil sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor?”