Luke 14:13

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Luke 14:13

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

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General references

Proverbs 3:9

Matthew 5:42

Luke 6:34

Bible References

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And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

And the Levite, because he has no part or heritage in the land, and the man from a strange country, and the child who has no father, and the widow, who are living among you, will come and take food and have enough; and so the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.

Then you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.

When you have taken out a tenth from the tenth of all your produce in the third year, which is the year when this has to be done, give it to the Levite, and the man from a strange land, and the child without a father, and the widow, so that they may have food in your towns and be full;

And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.

For Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave to the people for offerings, a thousand oxen and seven thousand sheep; and the rulers gave a thousand oxen and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests made themselves holy.

Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.

And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common;

And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them,

And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;

For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

General references

Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.