There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.

Give to them generously from what the LORD has blessed you with---sheep, grain, and wine.

Now go home and have a feast. Share your food and wine with those who don't have enough. Today is holy to our Lord, so don't be sad. The joy that the LORD gives you will make you strong."

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

Since Judas was in charge of the money bag, some of the disciples thought that Jesus had told him to go and buy what they needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor.

The group of believers was one in mind and heart. None of them said that any of their belongings were their own, but they all shared with one another everything they had.

People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.

I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.

He doesn't cheat or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security; he feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked.

or oppress anyone or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security. He feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked.

Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers.

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.

If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?