Bible Verses About Almsgiving

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

Direct Bible passage on widows indeed

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

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Pure 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.

Direct Bible passage on orphans and widows

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Direct Bible passage on not sounding a trumpet

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Direct Bible passage on left hand and right hand

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

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Take 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.

Direct Bible passage on not giving to be seen

It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

passage on sharing material blessings with those who received spiritual blessings.

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

Direct passage about a collection for the poor among the saints.

And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

Direct Bible picture of distribution according to need

Honour widows that are widows indeed.

Direct passage on honoring widows indeed.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Direct passage against afflicting widows and fatherless children.

Sell 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.

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I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

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Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

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Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

Direct Bible passage about relief for Judea

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Direct passage that generosity to the poor is lending to the Lord.

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Shows believers selling possessions and distributing to any who had need.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Direct Bible passage on hospitality and needs of saints

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

Old Testament care for strangers, fatherless, and widow

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

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He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

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The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

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We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

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Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

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(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

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