They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.
Luke 11:41 - New Revised Standard Version So give for alms those things that are within; and see, everything will be clean for you. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But [dedicate your inner self and] give as donations to the poor of those things which are within [of inward righteousness] and behold, everything is purified and clean for you. American Standard Version (1901) But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you. Common English Bible Therefore, give to those in need from the core of who you are and you will be clean all over. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, give what is above as alms, and behold, all things are clean for you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But yet that which remaineth, give alms; and behold, all things are clean unto you. |
They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.
Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.
Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.
By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be repaid in full.
Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: atone for your sins with righteousness, and your iniquities with mercy to the oppressed, so that your prosperity may be prolonged.”
For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.
since it enters, not the heart but the stomach, and goes out into the sewer?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes.
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”
The voice said to him again, a second time, “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.”
The disciples determined that according to their ability, each would send relief to the believers living in Judea;
Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation and to offer sacrifices.
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have.
Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.
To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure. Their very minds and consciences are corrupted.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.