32 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor
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If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.
Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied, "What is it, Lord?" The angel said to him, "Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.)
and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and eat well," but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?
Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.
if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, 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 give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.
The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.
But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!"
But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!"
He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.
For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily,
begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints.
Anyone who survives in any of those places where he is a resident foreigner must be helped by his neighbors with silver, gold, equipment, and animals, along with voluntary offerings for the temple of God which is in Jerusalem.'"
All their neighbors assisted them with silver utensils, gold, equipment, animals, and expensive gifts, not to mention all the voluntary offerings.
And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone.
After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,
It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!"
It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" So they spoke angrily to her.
"Why wasn't this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?"
Bible Theasaurus
- Poor (306 instances)
Related Topics
- Alms, Good Deeds
- Almsgiving
- Altruism
- Attitudes, to other people
- Beggars
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- Benevolence
- Charity
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