100 Verses about Generosity towards others

but in the seventh thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat of it; and what they leave, the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thine olive-tree.

regarding not each his own qualities, but each those of others also.

Owe no one anything, unless to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.

But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;

The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles.

He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour.

For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was soldand laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.

Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what is the profit?

To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

And if I shall dole out all my goods in food, and if I deliver up my body that I may be burned, but have not love, I profit nothing.

If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.

Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

He coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment;to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate of their substance,laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of what is really life.

If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son.For thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not waste, neither shall the oil in the cruse fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the face of the earth!

Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom menhave committed much, they will ask from him the more.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

For ye have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not turn liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

They have been well pleased indeed, and they are their debtors; for if the nations have participated in their spiritual things, they ought also in fleshly to minister to them.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

and let us consider one another for provoking to love and good works;

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.

Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;

And thy vineyard shalt thou not glean, neither shalt thou gather what hath been left of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am Jehovah your God

When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.

And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous man.

And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

On the first of the week let each of you put by at home, laying up in whatever degree he may have prospered, that there may be no collections when I come.

For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.

Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

If indeed ye keep the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.

But this is true, he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in the spirit of blessing shall reap also in blessing:each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

distributing to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate of their substance,

Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

— If thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.

And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, be he stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee.

And on the morrow as he left, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, I will render to thee on my coming back.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.

Take heed not to do your alms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens.let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;give us to-day our needed bread,and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors,and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father also will forgive you yours,but if ye do not forgive men their offences, neither will your Father forgive your offences.And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces, so that they may appear fasting to men: verily I say unto you, They have their reward.But thou, when fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,so that thou mayest not appear fasting unto men, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall render it to thee.Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust spoils, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal;for where thy treasure is, there will be also thy heart.The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light:but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are ye not much more excellent than they?But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?And why are ye careful about clothing? Observe with attention the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;but I say unto you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;But if God so clothe the herbage of the field, which is to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much rather you, O ye of little faith?Be not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?for all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.Be not careful therefore for the morrow, for the morrow shall be careful about itself. Sufficient to the day is its own evil.so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee.

And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday;

The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.

But of doing good and communicating of your substance be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.

I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring we ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

So then, as we have occasion, let us do good towards all, and specially towards those of the household of faith.

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

But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?

But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.

For if the readiness be there, a man is accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.

Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels.

Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

We love because he has first loved us.

learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.

for where thy treasure is, there will be also thy heart.

all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.

But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold.

Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.

that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their free-hearted liberality.

No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.

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

Let each one of us please his neighbour with a view to what is good, to edification.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

Heal the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously.

But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.

each shall give according to that which is in his power to give, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb;)

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.

only that we should remember the poor, which same thing also I was diligent to do.

But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.

Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.