A LOOK AT THE CONCEPT OF THE WORD " ALMS "
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Matt 6:1 "Be careful not to do your `acts of righteousness' before men, to
         be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your
         Father in heaven. (NIV)
Matt 6:1 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.
         (KJV)

Matt 6:2 "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 men. I tell you the truth, they have received their
         reward in full. (NIV)
Matt 6:2 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 glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
         their reward. (KJV)

Matt 6:3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what
         your right hand is doing, (NIV)
Matt 6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right
         hand doeth: (KJV)

Matt 6:4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees
         what is done in secret, will reward you. (NIV)
Matt 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
         secret himself shall reward thee openly. (KJV)

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Luke 11:41 But give what is inside to the poor, and everything will be clean
           for you. (NIV)
Luke 11:41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all
           things are clean unto you. (KJV)
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Luke 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for
           yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will
           not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
           (NIV)

Luke 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which
           wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no
           thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. (KJV)

Acts 3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom
         they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called
         Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
         (KJV)

Acts 3:3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an
         alms. (KJV)

Acts 3:10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful
          gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement
          at that which had happened unto him. (KJV)
Acts 10:2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave
          generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
          (NIV)

Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. "What is it, Lord?" he asked. The
          angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up
          as a memorial offering before God. (NIV)
Acts 10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it,
          Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up
          for a memorial before God. (KJV)

Acts 10:30-31 30 Cornelius answered: "Four days ago I was in my house
              praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a
              man in shining clothes stood before me
              31 and said, `Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and
              remembered your gifts to the poor. (NIV)
Acts 10:31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had
           in remembrance in the sight of God.
           (KJV)

Acts 24:17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and
           offerings. (KJV)


       Strong's # 1654 eleemosune (el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay);  ( ALMS )
                from 1656; compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the
                poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction:
                KJV-- alms (-deeds). (DIC)

             Strong's # 1656 eleos (el'-eh-os);
                of uncertain affinity; compassion (human or divine,
                especially active):
                KJV-- (+tender) mercy. (DIC)