What does "Poor" mean in the Bible?
By ordaining that land could be sold only for a term of years, but should return to its original owner at the jubilee, Lev 25:23-28, the Mosaic Law found an effective check to pauperism. Poor appears in 30 verses across 8 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Poor?
POOR. By ordaining that land could be sold only for a term of years, but should return to its original owner at the jubilee, Lev 25:23-28, the Mosaic Law found an effective check to pauperism. But also in other ways it took great care of the poor. All kinds of offering and sacrifice were accommodated to their condition. Lev 5:7, Rev 1:11; Neh 12:8. The gleanings of fields and vineyards and the harvest of the seventh year and part of the third tithe belonged to them. Lev 19:10; Lev 25:25-41. Judges were charged to do them justice, but not unjustly to favor them for their poverty. Ex 23:6; Lev 19:15; Ps 82:4. God claimed to be the special protector of them. Prov 14:31. In the N.T. the word "poor" is used figuratively to denote those who are humble of heart. Matt 5:3; but also literally, as when Jesus said "The poor have the gospel preached to them," Matt 11:5, and touchingly declared, "Ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always." Matt 26:11.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Poor?
Greek · G4434
πτωχός
ptōchos
poor
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Poor appear in the Bible?
Poor is referenced in 30 verses across 8 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Corinthians 6:10
- Galatians 2:10
- James 2:2
- James 2:3
- James 2:5
- James 2:6
- John 12:5
- John 12:6
- John 12:8
- John 13:29
- Luke 4:18
- Luke 6:20
- Luke 7:22
- Luke 14:13
- Luke 14:21
- Luke 18:22
- Luke 19:8
- Luke 21:3
- Matthew 5:3
- Matthew 11:5
- Matthew 19:21
- Matthew 26:9
- Matthew 26:11
- Mark 10:21
Showing the first 24 of 30.
Open all 30 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Poor.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Poor?
Poor appears in 30 verses across 8 books, most often in Luke, which accounts for 8 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Poor?
Luke, Matthew, Mark, James, John, Revelation, 2 Corinthians, Galatians.
Where can I read every verse about Poor?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 30, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
