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Luke 11:41 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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 that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. (Luke 12:33)

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Isa. 58:7• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? 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 that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. (Luke 12:33)

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Luke 14:12‑14• ¹²Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
¹³But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
¹⁴And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:12‑14)

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Luke 16:9• ⁹And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (Luke 16:9)

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Luke 18:22• ²²Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. (Luke 18:22)

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Luke 19:8• ⁸And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. (Luke 19:8)

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Deut. 15:8‑10• ⁸But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
⁹Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked 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 unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
¹⁰Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. (Deut. 15:8‑10)

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Job 13:16‑20• ¹⁶He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
¹⁷Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
¹⁸Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
¹⁹Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
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• ¹<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. (Psa. 41:1)

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Psa. 112:9• ⁹He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. (Psa. 112:9)

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Prov. 14:31• ³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor. (Prov. 14:31)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (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 the poor that are cast out to thy house? 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 morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
¹⁰And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
¹¹And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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

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Matt. 5:42• ⁴²Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. (Matt. 5:42)

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Matt. 6:1‑4• ¹Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
²Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
³But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
⁴That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. (Matt. 6:1‑4)

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Matt. 25:34‑40• ³⁴Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
³⁵For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
³⁶Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
³⁸When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
⁴⁰And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto 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• ³⁶Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
³⁷And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
³⁸And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
³⁹Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. (Acts 9:36‑39)

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Acts 10:31‑32• ³¹And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
³²Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. (Acts 10:31‑32)

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea: (Acts 11:29)

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Acts 24:17• ¹⁷Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. (Acts 24:17)

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2 Cor. 8:7‑9,12• ⁷Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
⁸I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
¹²For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. (2 Cor. 8:7‑9,12)

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2 Cor. 9:6‑15• ⁶But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
⁷Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
⁹(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
¹⁰Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
¹¹Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
¹³Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
¹⁴And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
¹⁵Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (2 Cor. 9:6‑15)

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Eph. 4:28• ²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. (Eph. 4:28)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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Heb. 13:16• ¹⁶But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:16)

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

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James 2:14‑16• ¹⁴What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? (James 2:14‑16)

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1 John 3:16‑17• ¹⁶Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
¹⁷But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? (1 John 3:16‑17)

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Acts 10:15• ¹⁵And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. (Acts 10:15)

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Rom. 14:14‑18• ¹⁴I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
¹⁵But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
¹⁶Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
¹⁷For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
¹⁸For he that in these things serveth 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 to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
⁵For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. (1 Tim. 4:4‑5)

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Titus 1:15• ¹⁵Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.)