Bible Verses About Beneficence

ADONAI will always guide you; he will satisfy your needs in the desert, he will renew the strength in your limbs; so that you will be like a watered garden, like a spring whose water never fails.

he doesn't wrong anyone; he returns any pledged property a debtor has given as collateral for a loan; he takes nothing by robbery, but gives his food to the hungry and clothing to those who need it;

he neither demands nor accepts interest on a loan; he refrains from what is evil; and he judges honestly between one person and another.

In short, he lives according to my laws and observes my rulings, so as to act faithfully. Such a person is righteous, and he will certainly live," says Adonai ELOHIM.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you made me your guest,

I needed clothes and you provided them, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.'

Then the people who have done what God wants will reply, `Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

When did we see you a stranger and make you our guest, or needing clothes and provide them?

When did we see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'

The King will say to them, `Yes! I tell you that whenever you did these things for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did them for me!'

"Then he will also speak to those on his left, saying, `Get away from me, you who are cursed! Go off into the fire prepared for the Adversary and his angels!

For I was hungry and you gave me no food, thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

a stranger and you did not welcome me, needing clothes and you did not give them to me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

Then they too will reply, `Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, needing clothes, sick or in prison, and not take care of you?'

And he will answer them, `Yes! I tell you that whenever you refused to do it for the least important of these people, you refused to do it for me!'

Around this time, when the number of talmidim was growing, the Greek-speaking Jews began complaining against those who spoke Hebrew that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.

So the Twelve called a general meeting of the talmidim and said, “It isn’t appropriate that we should neglect the Word of God in order to serve tables.

Brothers, choose seven men from among yourselves who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint them to be in charge of this important matter,

but we ourselves will give our full attention to praying and to serving the Word.”

So the talmidim decided to provide relief to the brothers living in Y’hudah, each according to his means;

and they did it, sending their contribution to the elders in the care of Bar-Nabba and Sha’ul.

But now I am going to Yerushalayim with aid for God’s people there.

For Macedonia and Achaia thought it would be good to make some contribution to the poor among God’s people in Yerushalayim.

They were pleased to do it, but the fact is that they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared with the Jews in spiritual matters, then the Gentiles clearly have a duty to help the Jews in material matters.

Now, in regard to the collection being made for God’s people: you are to do the same as I directed the congregations in Galatia to do.