Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the land shall never be without poor. Wherefore I command thee, saying, 'Open thine hand unto thy brother that is needy and poor in thy land.'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
For there will never cease to be poor people in the land;
International Standard Version
Since poor people won't cease to exist in the land, therefore I'm commanding you: Be sure to be generous to your poor and needy relatives in your land."
A Conservative Version
For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shall surely open thy hand to thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
American Standard Version
For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
Amplified
For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.’
Bible in Basic English
For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.
Darby Translation
For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.
Julia Smith Translation
For the needy shall not cease from the midst of thy land: for this I command thee, saying, Opening, thou shalt open thy hand to thy brother, to thy afflicted and to thy needy in thy land.
King James 2000
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide unto your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the poor will not cease to be {among you} [in] the land; therefore I [am] commanding you, {saying}, 'You shall willingly open your hand to your brother, to your needy and to your poor [that are] in your land.'
Modern King James verseion
For the poor shall never cease out of the land. Therefore, I command you saying, You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.
NET Bible
There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.
New Heart English Bible
For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.
The Emphasized Bible
For the needy will not cease out of the midst of the land - for this cause, am I commanding thee, saying, Thou shalt open, thy hand unto thy brother to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.
Webster
For the poor shall never cease from the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand wide to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
World English Bible
For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.
Youngs Literal Translation
because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.
Themes
Alms » Commandments and practices concerning
Charity » The reward for being charitable
Feast of sabbatical year » Release of, not to hinder the exercise of benevolence
Liberality » Should be exercised » Toward the poor
the Needy » General references to
The poor » Give to » Liberally
Topics
Interlinear
Chadal
Tsavah
Pathach
Yad
Pathach
'ach
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 15:11
Prayers for Deuteronomy 15:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
10 But give him, and let it not grieve thine heart to give. Because that for that thing, the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine hand to. 11 For the land shall never be without poor. Wherefore I command thee, saying, 'Open thine hand unto thy brother that is needy and poor in thy land.' 12 If thy brother, an Hebrew, sell himself to thee, or an Hebrewess, he shall serve thee six years and the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Cross References
Matthew 26:11
For ye shall have poor folk always with you: but me shall ye not have always.
Mark 14:7
For ye shall have poor with you always: and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye shall not have always.
John 12:8
The poor always shall ye have with you, but me shall ye not always have."
Deuteronomy 15:8
But open thine hand unto him and lend him sufficient for his need which he hath.
Proverbs 22:2
Whether riches or poverty do meet us, it cometh all of God.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asketh, and from him that would borrow, turn not away.
Luke 12:33
Sell that ye have, and give alms. And make you bags, which wax not old, and treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth.
Acts 2:45
And sold their possessions and goods, and departed them to all men, as every man had need.
Acts 4:32-35
And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart; And of one soul. Also, none of them said that any of the things which he possessed was his own: But had all things common.
Acts 11:28-30
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit, that there should be great dearth throughout all the world, which came to pass in the Emperor Claudius' days.
2 Corinthians 8:2-9
how that the abundance of their rejoicing is, that they are tried with much tribulation. And thereto, though they were exceeding poor, yet have they given exceeding richly, and that in singleness.
1 John 3:16-18
Hereby are we assured of love: because he left his life for us: And therefore we ought also to give our lives for our brethren.