- gave him:
- "If¹ there be¹ among you a poor manª of oneª¹ of thy brethrenª within anyª of thy gatesª in thy landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, thou shalt not¹ hardenª°¹ thine heart,ª nor¹ shutª°¹ thine handª from thy poorª brother:ª¹ ... For¹ the poorª shall never¹ ceaseª° out ofª¹ the land:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee, saying,ª° Thou shalt openª°¹ thine handª wideª° unto thy brother,ª to thy poor,ª and to thy needy,ª in thy land.ª" {Deu 15:7-11} + "Thou shalt not¹ abhorª° an Edomite;ª for¹ he¹ [is] thy brother:ª thou shalt not¹ abhorª° an Egyptian;ª because¹ thou wast¹ a strangerª in his land.ª" {Deu 23:7} + "If¹ thine enemyª° be hungry,ª give him breadª to eat;ª° and if¹ he be thirsty,ª give him waterª to drink:ª°" {Prv 25:21} + "Forª I was an hungred,ª° andª ye gaveª° meª meat:ª° I was thirsty,ª° andª ye gave²° me² drink:ª°¹ I wasª° a stranger,ª andª ye took²° me² in:ª°¹" {Mtt 25:35} + "Whichª nowª of theseª three,ª thinkestª° thou,ª wasª° neighbourª unto him that fellª° amongª the¹ thieves?ª ... Andª he¹ said,ª° He that shewedª° mercyª onª him.ª Thenª saidª° Jesusª unto him,ª Go,ª° andª doª° thouª likewise.ª" {Lke 10:36-37} + "Thereforeª ifª thineª enemyª hunger,ª° feedª° him;ª ifª he thirst,ª° give²° him² drink:ª°¹ forª in soª doingª° thou shalt heapª° coalsª of fireª onª his²¹ head.ª ... Be²° notª overcomeª° ofª evil,ª butª overcomeª° evilª withª good.ª" {Rom 12:20-21}
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