Isaiah 58:7

True Fasts And Sabbaths

⁶ "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? ⁷ “Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, to cover him;
And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
⁸ Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

Bread to the Hungry

Flesh and Blood

Our Help

No

Ezekiel 18:7

does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

Isaiah 58:10

if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.

Ezekiel 18:16

does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

Luke 3:11

And he answered them, "Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise."

Nehemiah 5:5

Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards."

Isaiah 16:3-4

"Give counsel; grant justice; make your shade like night at the height of noon; shelter the outcasts; do not reveal the fugitive;

1 John 3:17-18

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

Genesis 18:2-5

He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth

Genesis 19:2

and said, "My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way." They said, "No; we will spend the night in the town square."

Genesis 19:14

So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, "Up! Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.

Judges 9:2

"Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."

Judges 19:20-21

And the old man said, "Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. Only, do not spend the night in the square."

2 Chronicles 28:15

And the men who have been mentioned by name rose and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, provided them with food and drink, and anointed them, and carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them to their kinsfolk at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.

Job 22:7

You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Job 31:18-21

(for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow),

Psalm 112:9

He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Proverbs 22:9

Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 25:21

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Proverbs 28:27

Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

Matthew 25:35-45

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,

Luke 10:26-36

He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

Luke 11:41

But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

Luke 19:8

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."

Acts 16:15

And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

Acts 16:34

Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.

Romans 12:13

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

Romans 12:20-21

To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."

2 Corinthians 9:6-10

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

1 Timothy 5:10

and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.

Hebrews 13:2-3

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

James 2:15-16

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,