What Does the Bible Say About Clothing The Poor?

1 Timothy 6:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ...

2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Matthew 6:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. ...

1 John 4:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

1 John 1:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

1 John 1:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

James 2:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? ...

James 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Ephesians 4:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

1 Corinthians 6:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Mark 16:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Mark 13:1-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” And Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one leads you astray. ...

Mark 10:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Mark 7:1-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.) And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” ...

Matthew 25:40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Matthew 25:1-46 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ...

Matthew 13:58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

Micah 6:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Exodus 3:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Genesis 22:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

25 Bible Verses about Clothing The Poor

1 Timothy 6:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 6:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 4:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 2:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 16:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 13:1-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 10:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 7:1-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 25:40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 25:1-46 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 13:58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Micah 6:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 3:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 22:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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25 Bible Verses about Clothing The Poor

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1 Timothy 6:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 6:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 4:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 1:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 2:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 16:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 13:1-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 10:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 7:1-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 25:40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 25:1-46 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 13:58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Micah 6:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 3:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 22:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes