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

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Isa. 58:7• (Isa. 58:7)

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Luke 12:33• ³³Sell that which ye possess, and give alms; {i}make to yourselves purses which do not grow old,{/i} a treasure which doth not fail in the heavens, where thief doth 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 thou shalt be recompensed in 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 with the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when it fails, ye may be received into everlasting habitations. (Luke 16:9)

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Luke 18:22• ²²And Jesus on hearing [this] said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: sell all that thou hast and distribute to poor [men], and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow me. (Luke 18:22)

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Luke 19:8• ⁸And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have by false accusation exacted anything of any man, I restore fourfold. (Luke 19:8)

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Deut. 15:8‑10• (Deut. 15:8‑10)

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Job 13:16‑20• (Job 13:16‑20)

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Psa. 41:1• (Psa. 41:1)

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Psa. 112:9• (Psa. 112:9)

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Prov. 14:31• (Prov. 14:31)

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Prov. 19:17• (Prov. 19:17)

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Eccl. 11:1‑2• (Eccl. 11:1‑2)

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Isa. 58:7‑11• (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Dan. 4:27• (Dan. 4:27)

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

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Matt. 6:1‑4• ¹Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father that 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, that they may be glorified by men: Verily I say to you, They do get their reward.
³But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right doeth,
⁴that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father that seeth in secret will repay to thee. (Matt. 6:1‑4)

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Matt. 25:34‑40• ³⁴Then shall the King say to those on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation.
³⁵For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, 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 fed thee; or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
³⁸and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹and when saw we thee sick or in prison, and came unto thee?
⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did [it] to me. (Matt. 25:34‑40)

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

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Acts 9:36‑39• ³⁶Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being interpreted is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
³⁷And it came to pass in those days that she fell sick and died: and, having washed, they laid her in an upper room.
³⁸And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men unto him, beseeching, Delay not to come on to us.
³⁹And Peter rose up, and went with them; whom, on his arrival, they brought up into the upper room; and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing [the] coats and cloaks which Dorcas used to make while she was with them. (Acts 9:36‑39)

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Acts 10:31‑32• ³¹and says, Cornelius thy prayer is heard, and thine alms had in remembrance before God:
³²send then unto Joppa, and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter. He lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner by [the] sea. (Acts 10:31‑32)

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹And according as any of the disciples had means, they determined each of them to send help to the brethren that dwelt in Judea (Acts 11:29)

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Acts 24:17• ¹⁷Now after several years I arrived to bring alms unto my nation and offerings; (Acts 24:17)

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2 Cor. 8:7‑9,12• ⁷but as ye abound in everything, faith and word and knowledge and all diligence and love from you to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.
⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but through the diligence of others proving the genuineness of your love also.
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 become rich.
¹²For if the readiness be there, [one is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he hath not. (2 Cor. 8:7‑9,12)

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2 Cor. 9:6‑15• ⁶But this [I say], he that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth in blessings shall reap also in blessings;
⁷each as he hath purposed in his heart, not of sorrow or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.
⁸And God is able to make every grace abound unto you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in every [thing], may abound unto every good work;
⁹as it is written, He scattered, he gave to the poor: his righteousness remaineth forever.
¹⁰But he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for eating will supply and multiply your sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
¹¹ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality which worketh out through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²Because the ministration of the service is not only filling up the wants of the saints, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God;
¹³through the proof of this service glorifying God for the subjection of your confession unto the gospel of Christ and liberality of fellowship toward them and toward all;
¹⁴and in their supplication for you, while longing for you, on account of the surpassing grace of God [bestowed] on you.
¹⁵Thanks to God for his unspeakable gift. (2 Cor. 9:6‑15)

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Eph. 4:28• ²⁸Let him that stealeth steal no longer but rather labour, working what is good with his own hands, that he may have to distribute to him that hath 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 showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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

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James 1:27• ²⁷A religious service pure and undefiled before him that is God and Father is this, to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep himself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)

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

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1 John 3:16‑17• ¹⁶Herein we know love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.
¹⁷But whoso may have the world's means of living, and behold his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abideth the love of God in him? (1 John 3:16‑17)

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Acts 10:15• ¹⁵And a voice [came] again a second time unto him, What God cleansed deem not thou 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 by itself; unless to him that reckoneth anything to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean.
¹⁵For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou art no longer walking in love. Do not with thy meat destroy him for whom Christ died.
¹⁶Let not then your good be ill 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 serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God and approved by men. (Rom. 14:14‑18)

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1 Tim. 4:4‑5• ⁴Because every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be rejected when received with thanksgiving,
⁵for it is sanctified through God's word and intercession. (1 Tim. 4:4‑5)

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Titus 1:15• ¹⁵To the pure all things [are] pure; but to the defiled and unfaithful [is] nothing pure; but both their mind and their conscience have been 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.

WK Verse Note

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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.)