28 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor

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

And he, looking steadily at him, and becoming affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer hath been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God.

But give what they contain in alms, and lo! all is clean to you.

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

and one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and be filled, notwithstanding ye give them not the things needful for the body, what doth it profit?

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

or he that exhorteth, to exhortation; he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that presideth over others, with diligence; he that doeth deeds of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Sell what ye have, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old, treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth destroyeth.

And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons; freely ye received, freely give.

Relieve the wants of the holy; be given to hospitality.

Let him that stealeth steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands at that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth;

that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.

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

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God always,

For Macedonia and Achaia have thought it good to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

for according to their power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

begging of us with much entreaty the favor of sharing in the ministration to the saints;

And ye yourselves also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I went forth from Macedonia, no church communicated with me in an account of giving and receiving, but ye only;

And after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to make offerings;

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

For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they chid her harshly.

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