Bible Verses about “helping others”
The Bible contains 28 verses about helping others across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
“"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."”
“each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.”
“In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"”
“But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?”
“"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.”
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
“He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.”
“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.”
“for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.”
“Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.”
“contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.”
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?”
“"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'”
“I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'”
“"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?”
“When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?”
“When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'”
“But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
“Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.”
“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.”
“Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
“He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.”
“For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.”
“He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."”
“The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"”