Bible verses about "poor" | WPNT

Matthew 5:42

42 Give to him who asks you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

Matthew 19:21

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

Luke 21:1-4

1 Looking up He saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasure chest. 2 But He also saw a certain poor widow putting in two mites. 3 So He said: “I tell you truly that this poor widow put in more than all of them; 4 because all these others put in gifts for God out of their abundance, but she, out of her destitution, put in all she had to live on.”

Luke 12:33

33 Sell your possessions and give to charity. Make for yourselves ‘purses’ that will not wear out, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where a thief cannot approach, nor a moth destroy.

James 1:27

27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their adversity; to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Hebrews 13:16

16 (But don’t forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.)

Acts 20:35

35 In every way I showed you that working hard like this it is necessary to help the weak, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’.”

Luke 12:33-34

33 Sell your possessions and give to charity. Make for yourselves ‘purses’ that will not wear out, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where a thief cannot approach, nor a moth destroy. 34 Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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