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
The poor you always have beside you, but you will not always have me.
Mark 14:7
The poor you always have beside you, and you can be kind to them whenever you want; but you will not always have me.
John 12:8
You have always the poor beside you, but you have not always me."
Thou shalt
Matthew 5:42
give to the man who begs from you, and turn not away from him who wants to borrow.
Luke 12:33
Sell what you possess and give it away in alms, make purses for yourselves that never wear out: get treasure in heaven that never fails, that no thief can get at, no moth destroy.
Acts 2:45
they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds among all, as anyone might be in need.
Acts 4:32
[Relocated to before vs 34] Now there was but one heart and soul among the multitude of the believers; not one of them considered anything his personal property, they shared all they had with one another.
Acts 11:28
one of whom, named Agabus, showed by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to visit the whole world (the famine which occurred in the reign of Claudius).
2 Corinthians 8:2
Amid a severe ordeal of trouble, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty together have poured out a flood of rich generosity;
1 John 3:16
We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.
General references
Luke 6:34
If you only lend to those from whom you hope to get something, what credit is that to you? Even sinful men lend to one another, so as to get a fair return.