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
ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.
Mark 14:7
the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have.
John 12:8
the poor you will always have with you; but me you will not always have.
Thou shalt
Matthew 5:42
give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away.
Luke 12:33
sell your possessions and give alms. lay up for yourselves a stock not subject to decay, a treasure in the heavens that will never fail, where no thief can approach, nor moth can spoil.
Acts 2:45
so that they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed the money to every one as his occasions required.
Acts 4:32
Now the whole body of believers were but one heart, and one soul: no one look'd upon what he possessed, as his own, but every thing was held in common.
Acts 11:28
and one of them named Agabus foretold by the spirit, that there should be a great famine, thro' all the world: which accordingly happen'd in the reign of Claudius Cesar.
2 Corinthians 8:2
who tho' labouring under great trial of affliction, and extreme poverty, have notwithstanding with exceeding cheerfulness contributed very liberally: being forward of themselves to the utmost of their power,
1 John 3:16
this is the proof of the divine love, Christ expos'd his life for us: and we ought to expose our lives for the brethren.
General references
Luke 6:34
if you lend with the expectation of gaining by it, where's the obligation? for the heathen lend to one another, for the prospect of an equivalent.