Luke 11:41

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Luke 11:39–43 · Berean Standard Bible

39 “Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40 You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.

42 Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

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Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 14:12

Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

Luke 14:13

But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

Luke 14:14

and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Luke 16:9

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

Luke 18:22

On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Deuteronomy 15:8

Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 15:10

Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Job 13:16

Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.

Job 13:17

Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.

Job 13:18

Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.

Job 13:19

Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.

Job 13:20

Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:

Psalms 41:1

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Psalms 112:9

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Isaiah 58:7

Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

Isaiah 58:9

Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

Isaiah 58:10

and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

Isaiah 58:11

The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Matthew 6:1

“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Matthew 6:2

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Matthew 6:3

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Matthew 6:4

so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Matthew 25:35

For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,

Matthew 25:36

I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

Matthew 25:37

Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?

Matthew 25:38

When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

Matthew 25:39

When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’

Matthew 25:40

And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

Matthew 26:11

The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

Acts 9:37

At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

Acts 9:38

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

Acts 9:39

So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Acts 10:31

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

Acts 10:32

Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

Acts 11:29

So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

Acts 24:17

After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

2 Corinthians 8:7

But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Corinthians 9:6

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:9

As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

2 Corinthians 9:10

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

2 Corinthians 9:11

You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.

2 Corinthians 9:12

For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.

2 Corinthians 9:13

Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.

2 Corinthians 9:14

And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

Ephesians 4:28

He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Hebrews 13:16

And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

James 2:15

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

James 2:16

If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

1 John 3:16

By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 3:17

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

Acts 10:15

The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

Romans 14:14

I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

Romans 14:15

If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

Romans 14:16

Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:18

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

1 Timothy 4:4

For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

1 Timothy 4:5

because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Titus 1:15

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.