"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 ... Andª the¹ Kingª shall answerª° and sayª° unto them,ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª Inasmuch² asª¹ ye have doneª° [it] unto oneª of the¹ leastª of theseª myª brethren,ª ye have doneª° [it] unto me.ª" {Mtt 25:35-40} + "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 ... Thou shalt furnish²° him liberallyª° out of thy flock,ª¹ and out of thy floor,ª¹ and out of thy winepress:ª¹ [of that] wherewith¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee thou shalt giveª° unto him." {Deu 15:7-14} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª° ... If¹ his loinsª have not¹ blessedª° me, and [if] he were [not] warmedª° with the fleeceª¹ of my sheep;ª" {Job 31:16-20} + "The wickedª borroweth,ª° and payeth¹ not¹ again:²° but the righteousª sheweth mercy,ª° and giveth.ª°" {Psa 37:21} + "I have been¹ young,ª and¹ [now] am old;ª° yet have I not¹ seenª° the righteousª forsaken,ª° nor his seedª beggingª° bread.ª ... [He is] everª¹ merciful,ª° and lendeth;ª° and his seedª [is] blessed.ª" {Psa 37:25-26} + "A goodª manª sheweth favour,ª° and lendeth:ª° he will guideª° his affairsª with discretion.ª ... He hath dispersed,ª° he hath givenª° to the poor;ª his righteousnessª endurethª° for ever;ª his hornª shall be exaltedª° with honour.ª" {Psa 112:5-9} + "Withholdª° not¹ goodª from them to whom it is due,ª¹ when it is¹ in the powerª of thine handª to doª° [it]. ... Sayª° not¹ unto thy neighbour,ª Go,²°¹ and come again,ª° and to morrowª I will give;ª° when thou hastª it by¹ thee." {Prv 3:27-28} + "There isª that scattereth,ª° and yet¹ increaseth;ª° and [there is] that withholdethª° more than is meet,ª¹ but [it tendeth] to poverty.ª ... The liberalª soulª shall be made fat:ª° and he that waterethª° shall be wateredª° also¹ himself.¹" {Prv 11:24-25} + "He that hath pityª° upon the poorª lendethª° unto the LORD;ª and that which he hath givenª will he pay him again.ª°" {Prv 19:17} + "Castª° thy breadª uponª¹ the waters:ª for¹ thou shalt findª° it after manyª days.ª ... Giveª° a portionª to seven,ª and also¹ to eight;ª for¹ thou knowestª° not¹ what¹ evilª shall be¹ upon¹ the earth.ª" {Ecc 11:1-2} + "In the morningª sowª°¹ thy seed,ª and in the eveningª withhold²°¹ not¹ thine hand:ª for¹ thou knowestª° not¹ whetherª¹ shall prosper,ª° either this¹ or¹ that,¹ or whether¹ they bothª [shall be] alikeª good.ª" {Ecc 11:6} + "[Is] not¹ this¹ the fastª that I have chosen?ª° to looseª° the bandsª of wickedness,ª to undoª° the heavyª burdens,ª and to let the oppressedª° goª° free,ª and that ye breakª° every¹ yoke?ª ... And [they that shall be] of¹ thee shall buildª° the oldª waste places:ª thou shalt raise upª° the foundationsª of many² generations;ª and thou shalt be called,ª° The repairerª° of the breach,ª The restorerª° of pathsª to dwell¹ in.²°" {Isa 58:6-12} + "Wherefore,ª O king,ª let my counselª be acceptableª° unto¹ thee,² and break¹ off²° thy sinsª by righteousness,ª and thine iniquitiesª by shewing mercyª° to the poor;ª° ifª it may beª° a lengtheningª of thy tranquillity.ª" {Dan 4:27} + "ª Giveª° to every manª that askethª° of thee;ª andª ofª him that taketh awayª° thy goodsª ask²° [them] not² again.ª°¹ ... Be¹ ye²° thereforeª merciful,ª asª yourª Fatherª alsoª isª° merciful.ª" {Lke 6:30-36} + "But¹ rather² giveª° almsª of such things as ye have;ª° and,ª behold,ª° all thingsª areª° cleanª unto you.ª" {Lke 11:41} + "Thenª said¹ he²° alsoª to him that badeª° him,ª Whenª thou makestª° a dinnerª orª a supper,ª callª° notª thyª friends,ª norª thyª brethren,ª neitherª thyª kinsmen,ª norª [thy] richª neighbours;ª lestª theyª alsoª bid²° thee² again,ª°¹ andª a recompenceª be madeª° thee.ª ... Andª thou shalt beª° blessed;ª forª they cannotªª° recompenseª° thee:ª forª thouª shalt be recompensedª° atª the¹ resurrectionª of the¹ just.ª" {Lke 14:12-14} + "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" {Rom 12:20} + "Butª thisª [I say], He which sowethª° sparinglyª shall reapª° alsoª sparingly;ª andª he which sowethª° bountifullyªª shall reapª° alsoª bountifully.ªª ...ª Thanksª [be] unto Godª forª hisª unspeakableª gift.ª" {2Co 9:6-15} + "Chargeª° them that are richª inª this² world,ª¹ that they be²° not² highminded,ª°¹ norª trustª° inª uncertainª riches,ª butª inª the¹ livingª° God,ª who² givethª° usª richlyª all thingsª toª enjoy;ª ... Laying up in storeª° for themselvesª a goodª foundationª againstª the¹ time to come,ª° thatª they may lay hold onª° eternalª life.ª" {1Tm 6:17-19} + "Forª Godª [is] notª unrighteousª to forgetª° yourª workª andª labourª of love,ª whichª ye have shewedª°°° towardª hisª name,ª in that ye have ministeredª° to the¹ saints,ª andª do minister.ª°" {Hbr 6:10} + "Butª to do goodª andª to communicateª forgetª° not:ª forª with suchª sacrificesª Godª is well pleased.ª°" {Hbr 13:16} + "Pureª religionª andª undefiledª beforeª Godª andª the Fatherª isª° this,ª To visitª° the fatherlessª andª widowsª inª theirª affliction,ª [and] to keepª° himselfª unspottedª fromª the¹ world.ª" {Jms 1:27} + "¹ Ifª² a brotherª orª sisterª beª° naked,ª andª destituteªª°° of dailyª food,ª ... Andª oneª ofª youª sayª° unto them,ª Departª° inª peace,ª be [ye] warmedª° andª filled;ª° notwithstandingª ye giveª° themª notª those things which are needfulª to the¹ body;ª whatª [doth it] profit?ª" {Jms 2:15-16} + "Herebyªª perceive¹ we²° the¹ loveª [of God],¹ becauseª heª laid downª° his²¹ lifeª forª us:ª andª weª oughtª° to lay downª° [our] livesª forª the¹ brethren.ª ... Myª little children,ª let us²° notª loveª° in word,ª neitherª in tongue;ª butª in deedª andª in truth.ª" {1Jn 3:16-18} |
