Bible Cross References
the poor
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD made them both.
Matthew 26:11
You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.
Mark 14:7
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.
John 12:8
You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me."
Thou shalt
Deuteronomy 15:8
Instead, be generous and lend them as much as they need.
Matthew 5:42
When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.
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.
Acts 2:45
They would sell their property and possessions, and distribute the money among all, according to what each one needed.
Acts 4:32-35
32
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.
33
With great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured rich blessings on them all.
34
There was no one in the group who was in need. Those who owned fields or houses would sell them, bring the money received from the sale,
35
and turn it over to the apostles; and the money was distributed according to the needs of the people.
Acts 11:28-30
28
One of them, named Agabus, stood up and by the power of the Spirit predicted that a severe famine was about to come over all the earth. (It came when Claudius was emperor.)
29
The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.
30
They did this, then, and sent the money to the church elders by Barnabas and Saul.
2 Corinthians 8:2-9
2
They have been severely tested by the troubles they went through; but their joy was so great that they were extremely generous in their giving, even though they are very poor.
3
I can assure you that they gave as much as they could, and even more than they could. Of their own free will
4
they begged us and pleaded for the privilege of having a part in helping God's people in Judea.
5
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.
6
So we urged Titus, who began this work, to continue it and help you complete this special service of love.
7
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.
8
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.
9
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.
1 John 3:16-18
16
This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
17
If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
18
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.