KJV King James Version
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
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Luke 11:41
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.
WEB World English Bible
But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
ASV American Standard Version
But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
But what ye have give ye as alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.
Surrounding context — Luke 11
38 And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
40 [Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] are not aware [of them].
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Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.Titus 1:15Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.James 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.Hebrews 13:16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.Luke 16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.Acts 10:15And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.Daniel 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.2 Corinthians 8:7-9Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.Isaiah 58:7-11[Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?Matthew 6:1-4Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.Hebrews 6:10For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.1 John 3:16-17Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.Matthew 5:42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.Luke 14:12-14Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.James 2:14-16What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?2 Corinthians 9:6-15But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
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