Nor was there anyone needy among them; for all who were owners of lands or houses were selling them, and were bringing the proceeds of the things which had been sold,

And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a Cyprian by nation,

But a certain man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.

And he kept back for himself from the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and placed it beside the feet of the apostles.

Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined as a ministry to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea;

Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags which do not grow old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where a thief does not come near, nor does a moth destroy.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by the mammon of unrighteousness, so that whenever you fail, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "Still one thing you lack: sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor; and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I restore fourfold."

He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.

There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more, and there are some also who gather, yet have less.

Every sincere soul is blessed, but a passionate man is not graceful.

He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will recompense to him according to his gift.

Send forth your bread upon the face of the water, for you shall find it after many days.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil there shall be upon the earth.

Break your bread to the hungry, and lead the unsheltered poor to your house; if you see one naked, clothe [him], and you shall not disregard the relations of your own seed.

Then shall you cry, and God shall hearken to you; while you are yet speaking He will say, Behold, I am here. If you remove from you the band, and the stretching forth of the hands, and murmuring speech;

and your God shall be with you continually, and you shall be satisfied according as your soul desires; and your bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain [from] which the water has not failed.

Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you;

just as it is written: "He has dispersed, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever."

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing,

storing up for yourselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

What does it profit, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Is that [kind of] faith able to save him?

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the necessary things of the body, what [is] the benefit?

Listen now, you rich, weep and howl at your miseries which are coming upon you!

Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their poison will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days.

You lived luxuriously upon the earth and you lived riotously, you nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother having need, and shuts off his compassion towards him, how does the love of God abide in him?