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What does the Bible say about beggars? Does it condemn begging? I know it says that Cornelius was blessed for giving alms. How are Christians to treat beggars?
- Matthew 5:42 ESV / 63 helpful votes. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
- Mark 10:46-52 ESV / 55 helpful votes. And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
- Acts 3:1-6 ESV / 53 helpful votes. Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.
- 1 John 3:17 ESV / 34 helpful votes. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” Luke 18:22
When the third captain of fifty went up, he came and bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and begged him and said to him, “O man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.
- Psalm 37:25 ESV / 64 helpful votes. I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
- Malachi 3:10 ESV / 36 helpful votes. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
- 1 John 3:17 ESV / 30 helpful votes. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
- Luke 16:3 ESV / 20 helpful votes. And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
Oct 12, 2024 · “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” God values joyful and willing giving from the heart, rather than giving out of obligation or compulsion. Deuteronomy 15:7-8
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94 Top bible verses about Beggars, with videos, images and related topics. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
