Charity Quotes

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. (1 Corinthians 13:1)

After the verb to love, to help is the most beautiful verb in the world.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:3)

True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. (1 Corinthians 13:13)

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions. He had money as well.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have […]

We still have to find some way of combining Christian charity with sensible social policy.

It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)

If you give money, spend yourself with it.