Luke 11:41

Good News Translation

But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.

Cross References

Psalm 112:9

He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected.

Psalm 41:1

Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the Lord will help them when they are in trouble.

Proverbs 14:31

If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.

Proverbs 16:6

Be loyal and faithful, and God will forgive your sin. Obey the Lord and nothing evil will happen to you.

Proverbs 19:17

When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back.

Daniel 4:27

So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous.”

Matthew 26:11

You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.

Matthew 5:42

When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.

Mark 7:19

because it does not go into your heart but into your stomach and then goes on out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared that all foods are fit to be eaten.)

Luke 12:33

Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them.

Luke 16:9

And Jesus went on to say, “And so I tell you: make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth, so that when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one more thing you need to do. Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”

Luke 19:8

Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Listen, sir! I will give half my belongings to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much.”

Acts 10:15

The voice spoke to him again, “Do not consider anything unclean that God has declared clean.”

Acts 11:29

The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.

Acts 24:17

“After being away from Jerusalem for several years, I went there to take some money to my own people and to offer sacrifices.

2 Corinthians 8:12

If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have.

Ephesians 4:28

If you used to rob, you must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for yourself and to be able to help the poor.

Titus 1:15

Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds and consciences have been defiled.

Hebrews 13:16

Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.

Hebrews 6:10

God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.

James 1:27

What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.