Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender. ,
Luke 6:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Give to everyone who asks you, and from someone who takes your things, don’t ask for them back. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Give away to everyone who begs of you [who is in want of necessities], and of him who takes away from you your goods, do not demand or require them back again. American Standard Version (1901) Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. Common English Bible Give to everyone who asks and don’t demand your things back from those who take them. Catholic Public Domain Version But distribute to all who ask of you. And do not ask again of him who takes away what is yours. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give to every one that asketh thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again. |
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender. ,
He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don’t hold back.
A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night),
So also my heavenly Father will do to you unless every one of you forgives his brother or sister from your heart.’
But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
But give from what is within to the poor, , and then everything is clean for you.
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.
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.’
If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don’t hold back your shirt either.
Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure #– #pressed down, shaken together, and running over #– #will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.’
In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by labouring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ’
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
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.