So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street cor
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
I do not accept glory from men,
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of
“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chi
He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of t
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength
Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My cove
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something
They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with d
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor h
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindn
How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own e
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give
and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when yo
“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me,
“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead
So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible trea
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the p
Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with th
But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of t
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance
and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, an
I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.