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# alms #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "alms" refers to money, food, or other things that are given to help poor people.
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* Often the giving of alms was seen as something that their religion required them to do in order to be righteous.
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* Jesus said that giving alms should not be done publicly in order to get other people to notice it.
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* This term could be translated as "money" or "gifts to poor people" or "help for the poor."
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 03:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/03/01)
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* [Matthew 06:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/06/01)
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* [Matthew 06:3-4](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/06/03)
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