Bible Cross References
He that hath two
Luke 11:41
But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.
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."
Isaiah 58:7-11
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Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
8
"Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side.
9
When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond. "If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word;
10
if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.
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And I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring of water that never goes dry.
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 25:40
The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'
Mark 14:5-8
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It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" And they criticized her harshly.
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But Jesus said, "Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a fine and beautiful thing for me.
7
You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me.
8
She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial.
John 13:29
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.
Acts 10:2
He was a religious man; he and his whole family worshiped God. He also did much to help the Jewish poor people and was constantly praying to God.
Acts 10:4
He stared at the angel in fear and said, "What is it, sir?" The angel answered, "God is pleased with your prayers and works of charity, and is ready to answer you.
Acts 10:31
and said: 'Cornelius! God has heard your prayer and has taken notice of your works of charity.
2 Corinthians 8:3-14
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I can assure you that they gave as much as they could, and even more than they could. Of their own free will
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they begged us and pleaded for the privilege of having a part in helping God's people in Judea.
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It was more than we could have hoped for! First they gave themselves to the Lord; and then, by God's will they gave themselves to us as well.
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So we urged Titus, who began this work, to continue it and help you complete this special service of love.
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You are so rich in all you have: in faith, speech, and knowledge, in your eagerness to help and in your love for us. And so we want you to be generous also in this service of love.
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I am not laying down any rules. But by showing how eager others are to help, I am trying to find out how real your own love is.
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You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.
10
My opinion is that it is better for you to finish now what you began last year. You were the first, not only to act, but also to be willing to act.
11
On with it, then, and finish the job! Be as eager to finish it as you were to plan it, and do it with what you now have.
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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.
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I am not trying to relieve others by putting a burden on you; but since you have plenty at this time, it is only fair that you should help those who are in need. Then, when you are in need and they have plenty, they will help you. In this way both are treated equally.
1 Timothy 6:18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.
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.
James 2:15-26
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Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.
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What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?
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So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.
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But someone will say, "One person has faith, another has actions." My answer is, "Show me how anyone can have faith without actions. I will show you my faith by my actions."
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Do you believe that there is only one God? Good! The demons also believe---and tremble with fear.
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You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless?
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How was our ancestor Abraham put right with God? It was through his actions, when he offered his son Isaac on the altar.
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Can't you see? His faith and his actions worked together; his faith was made perfect through his actions.
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And the scripture came true that said, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous." And so Abraham was called God's friend.
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You see, then, that it is by our actions that we are put right with God, and not by our faith alone.
25
It was the same with the prostitute Rahab. She was put right with God through her actions, by welcoming the Israelite spies and helping them to escape by a different road.
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So then, as the body without the spirit is dead, also faith without actions is dead.
1 John 3:17
If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
1 John 4:20
If we say we love God, but hate others, we are liars. For we cannot love God, whom we have not seen, if we do not love others, whom we have seen.