Giving alms is a significant part of Judaism for those who have the money to give. "Alms" is from a Greek word that implies pity or mercy.

4 янв. 2022 г. · Alms are money or goods given to those in need as an act of charity. The word alms is used many times in the King James Version of the Bible ...

David Guzik commentary on Acts 3 describes the encounter of Peter and John with a lame man begging for alms, and healing him instead.

He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. ... who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to ...

1 июн. 2014 г. · Alms are good deeds done on behalf of God to others at our expense. Paul gave an example and quoted Jesus: “In everything I did, I showed you ...

To ask alms of them that entered into the temple; who going to religious exercises, might be thought to be more disposed to acts of liberality and charity: and ...

When the lame beggar saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms just as he did from everyone walking nearby. It seems ...

A contextual reading of the story of the crippled beggar at the Jerusalem temple entrance (Acts 3: 1- 10), within a context of begging and lack of initiative in ...

In the Bible and in historic Christianity, almsgiving was the act of filling a material need for someone less fortunate, usually by giving money.