He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honour.
Luke 11:41 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Howbeit give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you. More versionsKing 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. |
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honour.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: But he that hath mercy on the needy honoureth him.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: And by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, And his good deed will he pay him again.
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.
Sell that ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.
And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.
And a voice came unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judaea:
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.
To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye shewed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.