Bible Verses About Helping Others Without Recognition

Today I want to talk to you about an important topic. It is to help others, but not to seek recognition for that help.

You know, there are many people around us who need help. But we often want to help in a way that everyone knows and people will praise us. But friends, is this real help?

Jesus taught us that real help comes from love and humility. He himself helped many people, but he never wanted everyone to praise him. Rather, he wanted people to see the glory of God and praise him.

What happens when we help someone? First, the dignity of the person we are helping is preserved. Second, our own hearts are pure. We are doing it only for God, not for the praise of anyone else.

Let me share a personal experience of mine. Once I saw that my neighbor was very sick. I cooked some food for him and left it at his door. Later, when he got well, he told me how much that food had helped him. I realized then how much of an impact even a small act can have.

Friends, when we help like this, we are actually following Jesus. He said, “Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.” This means that you help with such a humble heart that you do not think about yourself after you have helped.

This kind of service teaches us humility. We learn to put others first, not to think about our own gain. Jesus’ whole life was like this – he always served others, forgetting about his own interests.

You know, this kind of work is very special to God. He sees our hearts, he sees the love behind our actions. When we help in secret, we trust that God will reward us in his own way, in his own time.

The Biblical Foundation of Selfless Service

“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 heavenTherefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their rewardBut when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doethThat thine alms may be in secret: thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly”

Matthew 6:1-4

“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another”

Galatians 5:13

“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves”

Philippians 2:3

“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of GodIf any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise dominion for ever ever. Amen”

1 Peter 4:10-11

“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another”

Romans 12:10

Quiet Generosity: Jesus’ Teachings on Anonymous Giving

“But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth”

Matthew 6:3

“That thine alms may be in secret: thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly”

Matthew 6:4

“Give, it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again”

Luke 6:38

“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver”

2 Corinthians 9:7

“The liberal soul shall be made fat: he that watereth shall be watered also himself”

Proverbs 11:25

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive”

Acts 20:35

Hidden Acts of Kindness in Scripture

“The King shall answer say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me”

Matthew 25:40

“What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, have not works? can faith save him?If a brother or sister be naked, destitute of daily foodAnd one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone”

James 2:14-17

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed in truth”

1 John 3:18

“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; that which he hath given will he pay him again”

Proverbs 19:17

“If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, thy darkness be as the noon day”

Isaiah 58:10

Humility in Action: Serving Without Seeking Praise

“But made himself of no reputation, took upon him the form of a servant, was made in the likeness of men”

Philippians 2:7

“So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do”

Luke 17:10

“Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, not unto men”

Colossians 3:23

“Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits”

Romans 12:16

“Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; he that shall humble himself shall be exalted”

Matthew 23:12

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord”

1 Corinthians 15:58

God’s Perspective on Secret Charity

“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly”

Matthew 6:6

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time”

1 Peter 5:6

“Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, a recompence be made theeBut when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blindAnd thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just”

Luke 14:12-14

“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts”

Proverbs 21:2

“With good will doing service, as to the Lord, not to men”

Ephesians 6:7

The Spiritual Rewards of Unseen Benevolence

“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, where thieves do not break through nor steal”

Matthew 6:20

“But to do good to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased”

Hebrews 13:16

“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”

Galatians 6:9

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal”

2 Corinthians 4:18

“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor”

Proverbs 22:9

Applying Biblical Principles of Discreet Helping in Modern Life

“Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him”

Colossians 3:17

“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, edify one another, even as also ye do”

1 Thessalonians 5:11

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with thy God?”

Micah 6:8

“That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate”

1 Timothy 6:18

“Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification”

Romans 15:2