Luke 11:41

Jesus says to give from the heart in mercy to the needy, and all will be clean. Genuine inward charity reflects a truly cleansed heart.

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• Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
• Titus 1:15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
• Jas 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
• Heb 13:16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
• Luke 16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
• Acts 10:15And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
• Matt 6:1–4Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
• Isa 58:7–11Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
• 2 Cor 8:7–9Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
• Prov 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
• Dan 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
• Prov 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
• Jas 2:14–16What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
• Ps 41:1Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
• Heb 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
• Luke 18:22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
• Matt 5:42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
• Deut 15:8–10But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
• 1 Jn 3:16–17Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
• Matt 25:34–40Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• 2 Cor 8:12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
• Luke 19:8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
• 2 Cor 9:6–15But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
• Acts 9:36–39Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
• Luke 14:12–14Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
• Ps 112:9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
• Eccl 11:1–2Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
• Acts 10:31–32And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
• 1 Tim 4:4–5For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
• Acts 11:29Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
• Eph 4:28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
• Job 13:16–20He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
• Matt 26:11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
• Acts 24:17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
• Rom 14:14–18I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

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