Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
The poor
General references
Bible References
The poor
Matthew 26:11
For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
Mark 14:7
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you will, you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.
John 12:8
The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."
Thou shalt
Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves purses that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Acts 2:45
and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as anyone had need.
Acts 4:32
Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.
Acts 11:28
One of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.
2 Corinthians 8:2
for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.
1 John 3:16
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
General references
Luke 6:34
And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much back.