32 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.

The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.

He that gives unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Your prayers and your alms are come up for a memorial before God.

And said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

But rather give alms of such things as you have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled; yet you give them not those things which are needful to the body; what does it profit?

Therefore when you give your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Or he that exhorts, on exhortation: he that gives, let him do it in simplicity; he that rules, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Jesus said unto him, If you will be perfect, go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing you lack: go your way, sell whatsoever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves purses which grow not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute unto the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely you have received, freely give.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.

But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does:

That your alms may be in secret: and your Father who sees in secret himself shall reward you openly.

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

For it has pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints who are at Jerusalem.

For to their ability, I bear record, yea, and beyond their ability they were willing of themselves;

Begging us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

And whosoever remains in any place where he sojourns, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with animals, besides the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.

And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

Now you Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me as concerning giving and receiving, but you only.

Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?