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A frequent question concerns an adult child, sibling or other relative who is always asking for money. People wonder if Bible teachings require them to keep supporting that person. We have a solemn obligation to help people who are in genuine need, especially family members (1 Timothy 5:8).
Matthew 19:21. Verse Concepts. Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
- Proverbs 19:17. Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
- Hebrews 13:16. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
- Luke 6:38. “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
- Acts 20:35. In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
- Galatians 2:10. 10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
- Matthew 19:21. 21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
- Luke 12:33-34. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
- Luke 12:33. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
“They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will be remembered forever.”
Apr 25, 2013 · Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’. When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Mark 12:41-44.
“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.” [ a ] ( G ) 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food ( H ) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
