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• Leviticus 25:35

  “‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.

• Deuteronomy 14:28

  At the end of every three years you shall bring all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall store it within your gates.

• Deuteronomy 14:29

  The Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner living among you, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

• Deuteronomy 15:7

  If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

• Deuteronomy 15:8

  but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

• Deuteronomy 15:9

  Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand”; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.

• Deuteronomy 15:10

  You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

• Deuteronomy 15:11

  For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

• Isaiah 58:6

  “Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?

• Isaiah 58:7

  Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?

• Matthew 5:42

  Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

• Matthew 6:1

  “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 6:2

  Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

• Matthew 6:3

  But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,

• Matthew 6:4

  so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

• Matthew 19:21

  Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Luke 11:41

  But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

• Luke 12:33

  Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

• Luke 19:8

  Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”

• John 9:8

  The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”

• Acts 2:44

  All who believed were together, and had all things in common.

• Acts 2:45

  They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

• Acts 3:2

  A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

• Acts 4:34

  For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

• Acts 4:35

  and laid them at the apostles’ feet, and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.

• Acts 4:36

  Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

• Acts 4:37

  having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

• Acts 6:1

  Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

• Acts 6:2

  The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

• Acts 6:3

  Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

• Acts 9:36

  Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

• Acts 10:2

  a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

• Acts 11:29

  As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

• Acts 11:30

  which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

• Acts 24:17

  Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

• Romans 12:8

  or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

• Romans 15:25

  But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

• Romans 15:26

  For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

• Romans 15:27

  Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in fleshly things.

• Romans 15:28

  When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.

• 1 Corinthians 16:1

  Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

• 1 Corinthians 16:2

  On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

• 1 Corinthians 16:3

  When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.

• 1 Corinthians 16:4

  If it is appropriate for me to go also, they will go with me.

• 2 Corinthians 8:1

  Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;

• 2 Corinthians 8:2

  how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

• 2 Corinthians 8:3

  For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

• 2 Corinthians 8:4

  begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.

• 2 Corinthians 9:1

  It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,

• 2 Corinthians 9:5

  I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.

• 2 Corinthians 9:6

  Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

• 2 Corinthians 9:7

  Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

• Galatians 2:10

  They only asked us to remember the poor — which very thing I was also zealous to do.

• 1 Timothy 6:18

  that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

• Hebrews 6:10

  For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

• Hebrews 13:16

  But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

• 1 John 3:17

  But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?