The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honours him.
Luke 11:41 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But give from what is within to the poor, , and then everything is clean for you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honours him.
Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender. ,
Therefore, may my advice seem good to you, my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.’
Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
For it doesn’t go into his heart but into the stomach and is eliminated’ (thus he declared all foods clean ).
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of worldly wealth , so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.
When Jesus heard this, he told him, ‘You still lack one thing: Sell all you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.’
Again, a second time, the voice said to him, ‘What God has made clean, do not call impure.’
Each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.
After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people.
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.
To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.
Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints #– #and by continuing to serve them.
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.