32 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor

And though I give out all my goods to feed the poor, and though I deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, I am profited nothing.

The wicked borrows, and never pays again; but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.

He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

And he was gazing at him, and becoming terrified, he said, What is it, lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your merciful deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

And he said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your merciful deeds have been remembered before God.

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

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

and if one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them those things which are needful to the body, what good is it?

Therefore when you do your merciful deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

or he who exhorts, in the encouragement; or he who shares, in simplicity; or he who takes the lead, in diligence; or he who shows mercy, in cheerfulness.

Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.

Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him and said to him, One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have and give it 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. Make for yourselves purses which do not become old, an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes nor moth corrupts.

And when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, Yet you lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to 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. You have received freely, freely give.

distributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

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

But when you do merciful deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret Himself shall reward you openly.

But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!

And Zaccheus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor. And in anything I accused anyone falsely, I restore it fourfold.

one devout and fearing God, with all his household, both doing many merciful deeds to the people, and praying continually to God.

For it has pleased those of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints in Jerusalem.

For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability; they gave willingly;

with much beseeching, begging us that they might receive of us the grace and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints.

And whoever remains in any place where he resides, 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 those who were around them made their hands strong with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, and with precious things, besides all being willingly offered.

Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as regards giving and receiving, except you alone.

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

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

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and be given to the poor. And they were incensed with her.

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