32 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor

And if I parcel out all my possessions, and if I hand over my body in order that I will be burned, but do not have love, it benefits [me] nothing.

[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.

[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.

And he stared at him and became terrified [and] said, "What is [it], Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.

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

But give [as] charitable giving the things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, "Purchase {what we need} for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.)

and one of you should say to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and {eat well}," but does not give them what is necessary for the body, what [is] the benefit?

Therefore whenever you practice charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet in front of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give [the proceeds] 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 [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

Sell your possessions and give charitable gifts. Make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where thief does not approach or moth destroy.

And [when he] heard [this], Jesus said to him, "{You still lack one thing}: Sell all that you have, and distribute [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands [what is] good, so that he may have [something] to share with the one who has need.

But you, [when you] practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

But Peter said, "Silver and gold {I do not possess}, but what I have, this I give to you--in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!"

And Zacchaeus stopped [and] said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying [it] back four times [as much]!"

devout and fearing God together with all his household, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God {continually}.

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

I testify that [they gave] according to [their] ability, and beyond [their] ability, by their own choice,

requesting of us with much exhortation the favor and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints,

And let every survivor, from wherever he {resides} be assisted by the men of that place with silver and gold, with possessions and domestic animals, and with the freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem."

And all of their neighbors {helped them} with objects of silver, gold, possessions, domestic animal , and with valuable gifts--besides all of [the] freewill offering.

Now you also know, Philippians, that at the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone,

So after many years, I came to practice charitable giving and offerings to my people,

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

For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor!" And they began to scold her.

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