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

"For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.'

There is [one] who scatters, yet increases more; And there is [one] who withholds more than is right, But it [leads] to poverty.

The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.

Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days.

Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike [will be] good.

But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.

[Is it] not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?

[If] you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall [be] as the noonday.

"For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.

"But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

"Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.

So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, "Buy [those things] we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

and laid [them] at the apostles' feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.

"I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have [sown] and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you.

[Let them] do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what [does it] profit?

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Wealth and riches [will be] in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.

"You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.

"that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

Then He also said to him who invited Him, "When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.

"And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."

"And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.

For God [is] not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, [in that] you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

"He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still."

'All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, [But] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted."

But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.

And Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

"Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: 'I said indeed [that] your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.' But now the LORD says: 'Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.