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Buty rather give alms ζof such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

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Luke 12:33• ³³Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy. (Luke 12:33)

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Isa. 58:7• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? (Isa. 58:7)

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Luke 12:33• ³³Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy. (Luke 12:33)

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Luke 14:12‑14• ¹²And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.
¹³But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
¹⁴and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:12‑14)

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Luke 16:9• ⁹And *I* say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles. (Luke 16:9)

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Luke 18:22• ²²And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me. (Luke 18:22)

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Luke 19:8• ⁸But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold. (Luke 19:8)

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Deut. 15:8‑10• ⁸but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.
⁹Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
¹⁰Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand. (Deut. 15:8‑10)

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Job 13:16‑20• ¹⁶This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.
¹⁷Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.
¹⁸Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.
¹⁹Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.
²⁰Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee. (Job 13:16‑20)

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Psa. 41:1• ¹To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. (Psa. 41:1)

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Psa. 112:9• ⁹He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour. (Psa. 112:9)

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Prov. 14:31• ³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy. (Prov. 14:31)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. (Prov. 19:17)

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Eccl. 11:1‑2• ¹Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
²Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. (Eccl. 11:1‑2)

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Isa. 58:7‑11• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech,
¹⁰and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday;
¹¹and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Dan. 4:27• ²⁷Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. (Dan. 4:27)

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Matt. 5:42• ⁴²To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away. (Matt. 5:42)

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Matt. 6:1‑4• ¹Take heed not to do your alms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens.
²When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
³But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;
⁴so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee. (Matt. 6:1‑4)

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Matt. 25:34‑40• ³⁴Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation:
³⁵for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
³⁶naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink?
³⁸and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?
⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me. (Matt. 25:34‑40)

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Matt. 26:11• ¹¹For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. (Matt. 26:11)

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Acts 9:36‑39• ³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
³⁷And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in the upper room.
³⁸But Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, beseeching him, Thou must not delay coming to us.
³⁹And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. (Acts 9:36‑39)

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Acts 10:31‑32• ³¹and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God.
³²Send therefore to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea who when he is come will speak to thee. (Acts 10:31‑32)

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister to them; (Acts 11:29)

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Acts 24:17• ¹⁷And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings. (Acts 24:17)

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2 Cor. 8:7‑9,12• ⁷but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.
⁸I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched.
¹²For if the readiness be there, a man is accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not. (2 Cor. 8:7‑9,12)

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2 Cor. 9:6‑15• ⁶But this is true, he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in the spirit of blessing shall reap also in blessing:
⁷each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
⁸But God is able to make every gracious gift abound towards you, that, having in every way always all-sufficiency, ye may abound to every good work:
⁹according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.
¹⁰Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
¹¹enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²Because the ministration of this service is not only filling up the measure of what is lacking to the saints, but also abounding by many thanksgivings to God;
¹³they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;
¹⁴and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you.
¹⁵Thanks be to God for his unspeakable free gift. (2 Cor. 9:6‑15)

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Eph. 4:28• ²⁸Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need. (Eph. 4:28)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. (Heb. 6:10)

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Heb. 13:16• ¹⁶But of doing good and communicating of your substance be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:16)

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James 1:27• ²⁷Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)

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James 2:14‑16• ¹⁴What is the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
¹⁵Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
¹⁶and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what is the profit? (James 2:14‑16)

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1 John 3:16‑17• ¹⁶Hereby we have known love, because *he* has laid down his life for us; and *we* ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.
¹⁷But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him? (1 John 3:16‑17)

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Acts 10:15• ¹⁵And there was a voice again the second time to him, What God has cleansed, do not *thou* make common. (Acts 10:15)

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Rom. 14:14‑18• ¹⁴I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except to him who reckons anything to be unclean, to that man it is unclean.
¹⁵For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer according to love. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ has died.
¹⁶Let not then your good be evil spoken of;
¹⁷for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
¹⁸For he that in this serves the Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men. (Rom. 14:14‑18)

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1 Tim. 4:4‑5• ⁴For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;
⁵for it is sanctified by God's word and freely addressing him. (1 Tim. 4:4‑5)

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Titus 1:15• ¹⁵All things are pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. (Titus 1:15)

• If only they became givers, rather than plundering other people, all things would be clean to them, inside as well as outside. Such a radical change as that would imply true conversion. (“Luke 11” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

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But rather give alms of what ye have: and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)