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 have the poor with you always; but you have not me always.
Mark 14:7
For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always.
John 12:8
for you have the poor always with you; but you have not me always.
Thou shalt
Matthew 5:42
Give to the one asking thee, and do not turn away from the one wishing to borrow from thee.
Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves purses that will not get old, and treasure in the heavens which can not be stolen, where the thief does not draw nigh, nor the moth corrupt.
Acts 2:45
and they sold their possessions and personalities, and divided the same unto all, as each one had need.
Acts 4:32
And of the multitude who believed there was one heart and soul, and no one was saying that any of those things which belonged to him were his own, but all things were common to them.
Acts 11:28
And one of them by name Agabus, standing up, signified through the Spirit that there is about to be a great famine throughout the whole world: which took place under the reign of Claudius.
2 Corinthians 8:2
because in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
1 John 3:16
In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
General references
Luke 6:34
And if you may lend to those from whom you may hope to receive, what grace is there to you? for sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back the equivalent.