For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.
The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they s
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible trea
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole worl