Helping People

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

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

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?

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

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 →

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

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.

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.

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 →

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

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

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

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.

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;

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

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

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.

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

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 →

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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;

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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;

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 →

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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.

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;

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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 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 →

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

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 →

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.

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 →

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.

Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

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 God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through 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; — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

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 →

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

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

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

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.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

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.

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

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 →

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

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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 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 →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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

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

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons.

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

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; — read the full passage →

And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. — read the full passage →