KJV dictionary & concordance
A charitable gift given for the relief of the poor or needy.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Matthew 6:1
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
¶ Take heed that yee doe not your almes before men, to bee seene of them: otherwise yee haue no reward of your father which is in heauen.
1611 marginal noteOr, with.
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.
Therefore, when thou doest thine almes, doe not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites doe, in the Synagogues, and in the streetes, that they may haue glory of men. Uerily, I say vnto you, they haue their reward.
1611 marginal noteOr, cause not a trumpet to be sounded.
1611 marginal noteRom. 12.8
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
But when thou doest almes, let not thy left hand know, what thy right doeth:
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
That thine almes may be in secret: And thy father which seeth in secret, himselfe shall reward thee openly.
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
But rather giue almes of such things as you haue: and behold, all things are cleane vnto you.
1611 marginal noteOr, as you are able.
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.
Sell that yee haue, and giue almes: prouide your selues bagges which waxe not old, a treasure in the heauens that faileth not, where no theefe approcheth, neither moth corrupteth.
1611 marginal noteMat. 6.20.
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;
And a certaine man lame from his mothers womb was caried, whom they laide daily at the gate of the Temple which is called Beautifull, to aske almes of them that entred into the Temple.
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Who seeing Peter & Iohn about to go into the Temple, asked an almes.
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.
And they knew that it was hee which sate for almes at the beautifull gate of the Temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened vnto him.
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
A deuout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gaue much almes to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.
Source order
Historical English dictionary sources
Any thing given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing, otherwise called charity.
A charitable gift.
