Top 25 Bible Verses About Jesus And The Poor (NIV)

¹⁷ He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.

³¹ He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

⁹ A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

¹¹ There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.

²⁷ He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.

¹³ But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

²⁰ Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ²¹ Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

¹³ If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.

¹² Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. ¹³ But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, ¹⁴ and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

⁷ If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. ⁸ Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs.

⁷ The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.

²¹ Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

¹⁰ All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

¹⁷ If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?

²¹ Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy.

¹² I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

²² Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, ²³ for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.

¹⁸ "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,

⁸ "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. ⁹ Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

³ "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.

¹ The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

⁴⁰ "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'