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
She hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
Mark 14:7
For ye have the poor always with you, and when ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.
John 12:8
Ye have the poor always with you: but me ye have not always.
Thou shalt
Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Luke 12:33
Sell what ye have and give alms: provide yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Acts 2:45
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, as any one had need.
Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart, and of one soul: and not so much as one said that ought of the things which he had, was his own, but they had all things common.
Acts 11:28
named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine through all the world; which also came to pass under Claudius Cesar.
2 Corinthians 8:2
That in a great trial of affliction, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality:
1 John 3:16
Hereby 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 ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.