Bible verses about "socialism" | LITV

²¹ Jesus said to him, If you desire to be perfect, go sell your property and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven; and come, follow Me.

¹¹ And answering, he said to them, The one that has two tunics, let him give to him that has not. And the one that has foods, let him do the same.

³² And of the multitude of those who believed, the heart and the soul were one. And no one said any of the possessions to be his own, but all things were common to them. ³³ And with great power the apostles gave testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. ³⁴ For neither was anyone needy among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, they bore the value of the things being sold, ³⁵ and laid them at the feet of the apostles. And it was distributed to each according as any had need.

² Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.

²⁸ The one stealing, let him steal no more, but rather let him labor, working what is good with the hands, that he may have something to give to the one that has need.

¹³ For it is not that there may be ease to others, but trouble to you; ¹⁴ but by equality in the present time, your abundance for their need; but also that their abundance may be for your need, that there may be equality; ¹⁵ even as it has been written, "He gathering much, he had nothing left over, and he gathering little had no less." Ex. 16:18

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we commanded this to you: If anyone does not desire to work, neither let him eat.

⁴⁴ And all the believers were together and had all things common. ⁴⁵ And they sold possessions and goods and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

² Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, do not trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. ³ But you doing merciful deeds, do not let your left know what your right hand does, ⁴ so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. And your Father seeing in secret Himself will repay you in the open.