28 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor
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If I should dole out everything I have for charity, and give my body up to torture in mere boasting pride, but have no love, I get from it no good at all.
He stared at him and in terror asked, "What is it, sir?" The angel answered him, "Your prayers and your deeds of charity have gone up and been remembered before God.
and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your deeds of charity have been remembered by God.
for some of them were thinking, as Judas had the purse, that Jesus meant to say to him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or to give something to the poor.
and one of you says to him, "Blessings on you, keep warm, eat until you have aplenty," without giving him the things that are needed for the body, what good does it do?
So whenever you do your deeds of charity, never blow your own horn in public, as the hypocrites are in the habit of doing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to be praised by the people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.
or of one who encourages others, in the field of encouragement; or one who gives his money, with liberality; or one who leads others, with earnestness; or one who does deeds of charity, with cheerfulness.
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."
Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing. Go, sell everything you have, and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back and follow me."
Sell your property and give to charity. Provide for yourselves purses that will never wear out, riches that never fail in heaven, where a thief cannot come near nor a moth destroy,
When Jesus heard this, He said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell everything you have, and distribute the money among the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back and follow me."
Keep on curing the sick, raising the dead, healing lepers, and driving out demons. You received and gave no pay; you must give and take none.
always supplying the needs of God's people, ever practicing hospitality.
The man who used to steal must now stop stealing; rather, he must keep on working and toiling with his own hands at some honest vocation, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.
But whenever you, a follower of mine, do a deed of charity, never let your own left hand know what your right hand is doing,
so that your deed of charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.
But Peter said, "No silver or gold have I, but what I do have I will give you. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth start walking."
Then Zaccheus got up and said to the Lord, "Listen, Lord! I now give to the poor half of my property, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay him back four times as much."
a religious man, too, who revered God with all his household, who was always liberal in his many deeds of charity to the people, and who had the habit of praying to God.
For Macedonia and Greece were delighted to make a contribution to the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.
For they have given, I can testify, to the utmost of their ability, and even beyond their ability. Of their own accord,
with earnest entreaty, they kept on begging me for the favor of sharing in this service that is being rendered to God's people.
And you Philippians yourselves know that immediately after the good news was first preached to you, when I left Macedonia, no church but yours went into partnership with me to open an account of credits and debits.
After several years' absence I came to bring contributions of charity for my nation, and to offer sacrifices.
Surely it could have been sold for a large sum and the money given to the poor."
It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor." So they kept on grumbling at her.
"Why was this perfume not sold for sixty dollars and the money given to the poor?"
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