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
Thou shalt
General references
Bible References
The poor
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
Matthew 26:11
For you have the poor always with you; but me you have not always.
Mark 14:7
For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will you may do them good: but me you have not always.
John 12:8
For the poor always you have with you; but me you have not always.
Thou shalt
Deuteronomy 15:8
But you shall open your hand wide unto him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he lacks.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away.
Luke 12:33
Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves purses which grow not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.
Acts 2:45
And sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all men, as every man had need.
Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Acts 11:28
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great famine throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
2 Corinthians 8:2
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
1 John 3:16
By this perceive we the love of God, 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 lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.