Tobit 4:10
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10 For almsgiving delivers from death and keeps you from going into the darkness.(A)
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Tobit 14:11
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11 So now, my children, see what almsgiving accomplishes and what injustice does—it brings death! But now my breath fails me.”
Death of Tobit and Anna
Then they laid him on his bed, and he died, and he received an honorable funeral.(A)
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Sirach 40:17
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17 but kindness is like a garden of blessings,
and almsgiving endures forever.(A)
Matthew 6:2-4
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2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(A) 3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your alms may be done in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.[a](B)
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Matthew 6:2-4
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2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(A)
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