Luke 11:41 Cross References
Luke 11:41
41: So give to the needy what you greedily possess, and you will be clean all over.
Luke 12:33
- "Sell what you have and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven have no holes in them. Your treasure will be safe--no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.
Luke 16:9
- I tell you, use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. In this way, your generosity stores up a reward for you in heaven.
Hebrews 13:16
- Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.
James 1:27
- Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us.
Titus 1:15
- Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are defiled.
Proverbs 19:17
- If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--and he will repay you!
Daniel 4:27
- " `O King Nebuchadnezzar, please listen to me. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past by being merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.'
2 Corinthians 8:7
- Since you excel in so many ways--you have so much faith, such gifted speakers, such knowledge, such enthusiasm, and such love for us--now I want you to excel also in this gracious ministry of giving.
- I am not saying you must do it, even though the other churches are eager to do it. This is one way to prove your love is real.
- You know how full of love and kindness our Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was very rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
Isaiah 58:7
- I want you to share your food with the hungry and to welcome poor wanderers into your homes. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
- "If you do these things, your salvation will come like the dawn. Yes, your healing will come quickly. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.
- Then when you call, the LORD will answer. `Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply. "Stop oppressing the helpless and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!
- Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as day.
- The LORD will guide you continually, watering your life when you are dry and keeping you healthy, too. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
Acts 10:15
- The voice spoke again, "If God says something is acceptable, don't say it isn't."
Proverbs 14:31
- Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who help the poor honor him.
Luke 18:22
- "There is still one thing you lack," Jesus said. "Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
1 John 3:16
- We know what real love is because Christ gave up his life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.
- But if anyone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need and refuses to help--how can God's love be in that person?
Hebrews 6:10
- For God is not unfair. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other Christians, as you still do.
2 Corinthians 8:12
- If you are really eager to give, it isn't important how much you are able to give. God wants you to give what you have, not what you don't have.
Matthew 5:42
- Give to those who ask, and don't turn away from those who want to borrow.
2 Corinthians 9:6
- Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
- You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully.
- And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
- As the Scriptures say, "Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten."
- For God is the one who gives seed to the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will give you many opportunities to do good, and he will produce a great harvest of generosity in you.
Matthew 6:1
- "Take care! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
- When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
- But when you give to someone, don't tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.
- Give your gifts in secret, and your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
James 2:14
- Dear brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you don't prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can't save anyone.
- Suppose you see a brother or sister who needs food or clothing,
- and you say, "Well, good-bye and God bless you; stay warm and eat well"--but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
Deuteronomy 15:8
- Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.
- Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year of release is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.
- Give freely without begrudging it, and the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.
Psalms 41:1
- Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor. The LORD rescues them in times of trouble.
Matthew 25:34
- Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
- I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'
- "Then these righteous ones will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
- Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?
Luke 14:12
- Then he turned to his host. "When you put on a luncheon or a dinner," he said, "don't invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will repay you by inviting you back.
- Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
- Then at the resurrection of the godly, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you."
Psalms 112:9
- They give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will never be forgotten. They will have influence and honor.
Luke 19:8
- Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!"
Ecclesiastes 11:1
- Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later.
- Divide your gifts among many, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
Acts 9:36
- There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas ). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor.
- About this time she became ill and died. Her friends prepared her for burial and laid her in an upstairs room.
- But they had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, "Please come as soon as possible!"
- So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other garments Dorcas had made for them.
Romans 14:14
- I know and am perfectly sure on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong.
- And if another Christian is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don't let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died.
- Then you will not be condemned for doing something you know is all right.
- For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God. And other people will approve of you, too.
Ephesians 4:28
- If you are a thief, stop stealing. Begin using your hands for honest work, and then give generously to others in need.
1 Timothy 4:4
- Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it. We may receive it gladly, with thankful hearts.
- For we know it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
Acts 24:17
- "After several years away, I returned to Jerusalem with money to aid my people and to offer sacrifices to God.
Acts 11:29
- So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could.
Matthew 26:11
- You will always have the poor among you, but I will not be here with you much longer.
Job 13:16
- But this is what will save me: that I am not godless. If I were, I would be thrown from his presence.
- "Listen closely to what I am about to say. Hear me out.
- I have prepared my case; I will be proved innocent.
- Who can argue with me over this? If you could prove me wrong, I would remain silent until I die.
- "O God, there are two things I beg of you, and I will be able to face you.
Acts 10:31
- He told me, 'Cornelius, your prayers have been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!
- Now send some men to Joppa and summon Simon Peter. He is staying in the home of Simon, a leatherworker who lives near the shore.'