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

Matthew 5:42

Luke 6:34

Bible References

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So the slave went back, and reported this to his master. Then the master of the house was angry and said to his slave, 'Hurry out into the streets and squares of the city, and bring the poor, the maimed, the blind, and the lame in here!'

But give your inmost life as charity, and you will immediately find everything clean.

So when he got out of the boat he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, and he cured those of them that were sick.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, "I pity these people for they have been staying with me three days now and they have nothing left to eat, and I do not mean to send them away hungry, for they may give out on the way."

So his slaves went out on the roads, and got together all the people they could find, good or bad, and the hall was filled with guests.

The believers all shared everything they had with one another,

No one among them was in any want, for any who owned lands or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sale

Peter went with them at once. When he arrived, they took him up to the room and all the widows stood around him crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made when she was still with them.

Supply the needs of God's people, be unfailing in hospitality.

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

and have a good reputation for Christian service, such as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any form of doing good.

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,

I have been greatly pleased and encouraged over your love, for the hearts of God's people have been cheered, my brother, by you.

Do not forget to be hospitable to strangers, for by being so some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.

General references

If anyone begs from you, give to him, and when anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.

And if you lend only to people from whom you expect to get something, what merit is there in that? Even godless people lend to godless people, meaning to get it back again in full.