TOPICAL BIBLE
Beneficence
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Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread, And the mourning poor bring home, That thou seest the naked and cover him, And from thine own flesh hide not thyself?Isaiah 58:10And dost bring out to the hungry thy soul, And the afflicted soul dost satisfy, Then risen in the darkness hath thy light, And thy thick darkness is as noon.Isaiah 58:11And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.Matthew 5:42to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, ‘If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.’Matthew 25:35for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;Matthew 25:36naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.Matthew 25:37‘Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?Matthew 25:38and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?Matthew 25:39and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?Matthew 25:40And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren—the least—to me ye did it.Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;Matthew 25:42for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;Matthew 25:43a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.Matthew 25:44‘Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee?Matthew 25:45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, the least, ye did it not to me.Mark 9:41for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ’s, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;Mark 10:21And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, ‘One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast—sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.’Luke 3:11and he answering saith to them, ‘He having two coats—let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals—in like manner let him do.’Luke 10:33‘But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,Luke 10:34and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;Luke 10:35and on the morrow, going forth, taking out two denaries, he gave to the innkeeper, and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever thou mayest spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to thee.Luke 11:41But what ye have give ye as alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.Luke 19:8And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, ‘Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.’Acts 2:44and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common,Acts 2:45and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.Acts 2:46Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,Acts 4:32and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.Acts 4:33And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all,Acts 4:34for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the thing sold,Acts 4:35and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.Acts 4:36And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas—which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort—a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,Acts 4:37a field being his, having sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.Acts 6:1And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,Acts 6:2and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, ‘It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;Acts 6:3look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,Acts 6:4and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.’Acts 10:2pious, and fearing God with all his house, doing also many kind acts to the people, and beseeching God always,Acts 10:4and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, ‘What is it, Lord?’ And he said to him, ‘Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God,Acts 11:29and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,Acts 11:30which also they did, having sent unto the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.Romans 15:25And, now, I go on to Jerusalem, ministering to the saints;Romans 15:26for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem;Romans 15:27for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if in their spiritual things the nations did participate, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.1 Corinthians 13:3and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.1 Corinthians 16:1And concerning the collection that is for the saints, as I directed to the assemblies of Galatia, so also ye—do ye;1 Corinthians 16:2on every first day of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;1 Corinthians 16:3and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;2 Corinthians 8:1And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia,2 Corinthians 8:2because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;2 Corinthians 8:3because, according to their power, I testify, and above their power, they were willing of themselves,2 Corinthians 8:4with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,2 Corinthians 8:5and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,2 Corinthians 8:6so that we exhorted Titus, that, according as he did begin before, so also he may finish to you also this favour,2 Corinthians 8:7but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;2 Corinthians 8:8not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,2 Corinthians 8:9for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor—being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.2 Corinthians 8:10and an opinion in this do I give: for this to you is expedient, who not only to do, but also to will, did begin before—a year ago,2 Corinthians 8:11and now also finish doing it, that even as there is the readiness of the will, so also the finishing, out of that which ye have,2 Corinthians 8:12for if the willing mind is present, according to that which any one may have it is well-accepted, not according to that which he hath not;