For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

Honor Yahweh with your substance, With the first fruits of all your increase:

So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

Don`t withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do it.

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, He will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

Bring the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, says Yahweh of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough [to receive it].

Give to him who asks you, and don`t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don`t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most assuredly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

But when you do merciful deeds, don`t let your left hand know what your right hand does,

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

The King will answer them, `Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.`

Give, and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they give into your bosom. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."

Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever."

Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.

For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;

And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,

and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn`t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.