Bible verses about "alms" | JuliaSmith

³⁵ And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee.

⁷ When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother. ⁸ For opening, thou shalt open thy hand to him, and lending, thou shalt lend him a sufficiency for his want which he shall want

¹⁹ Good the cast down of spirit with the humble more than to divide the spoil with the proud.

¹⁷ He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.

² When therefore thou doest alms, thou shouldst not sound the trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in the assemblies, and in the streets, that they might be praised by men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.

³³ Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.

¹ And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God given in the churches of Macedonia; ² That in much proof of pressure the abundance of their joy and their poverty according to depth abounded to the abundance of their simplicity. ³ For according to power, I testify, and above power chosen voluntarily; ⁴ Praying us with much entreaty that we receive the grace and participation of the service for saints.

⁴² To him asking thee, give thou, and him wishing to borrow from thee, thou shouldst not turn away.

⁴¹ But of the things being, give alms; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

² And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they set in the day at the door of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms from those going into the temple;

¹⁷ And whoever has the life of the world, and sees his brother having need, and should shut up his bowels from him, how remains the love of God in him?

¹⁸ To do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal, qualified for participation;

¹⁰ For God is not unjust to forget your work and fatigue of love, which ye showed to his name, having served to the holy ones, and serving.

¹⁶ And the doing good and mutual participation forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

⁷ Each as he chooses in the heart; not of grief, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

⁵ Therefore I thought necessary to beseech the brethren that they go before to you, and prepare beforehand your praise, having been proclaimed beforehand, this same to be prepared, so as praise, and not as covetousness. ⁶ And this, He sowing sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he sowing in praises shall reap also in praises. ⁷ Each as he chooses in the heart; not of grief, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

²¹ Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

¹ Attend ye not to do your justice before men, to be seen to them; and if otherwise ye have no reward from your Father which in the heavens. ² When therefore thou doest alms, thou shouldst not sound the trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in the assemblies, and in the streets, that they might be praised by men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward. ³ But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right does: ⁴ That thine alms might be in secret; and thy Father, who seeing in secret, shall give back to thee openly.