ἐλεημοσύνη

“Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.”

“Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.”

“After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.”

“When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.”

“and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.”

“He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.”

“so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

“And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.”

“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,”