Bible Verses About Jesus and the Poor

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted , to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

For 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.

Then 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 neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

But 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?

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor , happy is he.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

And 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.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted , to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.