Helping Others

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

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

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; — read the full passage →

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? — read the full passage →

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? — read the full passage →

The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

We love, because he first loved us. — read the full passage →

But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday;

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.

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

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday; — read the full passage →

But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest. — read the full passage →

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not oneof themsaid that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. — read the full passage →

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? — read the full passage →

if any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. — read the full passage →

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. — read the full passage →

At the end of every three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: — read the full passage →

But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.