Leviticus 25:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Thy brother

Then

A stranger

Hebrews 13:2

General references

Exodus 22:25

Leviticus 25:48

Deuteronomy 23:19

Bible References

Thy brother

" 'When your brother becomes poor and he sells part of his property, then {his nearest redeemer} shall come, and he shall redeem the thing sold by his brother.

If [there] is a poor [person] among you from [among] one of your brothers in one of your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward {your brother who is poor}.

The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the lovers of the rich are many.

He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

He who lends to Yahweh [is] he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

For the poor you always have with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.

For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have me."

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that [although he] was rich, for your sake he became poor, in order that you, by his poverty, may become rich.

Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

Then

All the day he [is] gracious and lends, and his children [are] a blessing.

Blessed [is the one who] has regard for [the] poor; in [the] day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.

[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}.

He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him, but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,

contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

For it is unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the ministry to the saints,

[They asked] only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.

But whoever has the world's material possessions and observes his brother {in need} and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?

A stranger

The alien who is dwelling with you shall be like a native among you, and you shall love him like yourself, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I [am] Yahweh your God.

And you will not oppress an alien; you yourselves know the feelings of the alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

[And he] executes justice for the orphan and widow, and [he is] one who loves [the] alien, to give to them food and clothing.

For I was hungry and you gave me [something] to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me [something] to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest,

Do not neglect hospitality, because through this some have received angels as guests without knowing [it].

General references

" 'If you lend money [to] my people, [to] the needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not {charge him interest}.

after he is sold redemption shall be for him; one of his brothers may redeem him,

"{You shall not charge your brother interest on money}, interest on food, or interest on anything that one could lend on interest