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

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so the servant return'd, and related the whole matter to his master, who in resentment said to his servant, go immediately into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring hither the poor, the maimed, the halt, and the blind.

be but charitable to the utmost of your ability, and every thing will be pure to you.

as Jesus landed, he saw a great multitude, and was touch'd with compassion towards them, and healed their sick.

Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I am concern'd for this people; they have attended me now three days, without eating: I will not send them away fasting, lest they saint by the way. but his disciples said to him,

accordingly they went about the streets, and assembled all they met indifferently, both good and bad: so that the hall was furnished with guests.

All that believed were united together, and had all things in common,

for there was no poor among them, because as many as bad lands or houses, sold them, and brought the value,

Peter immediately went with them, and when he was come, they conducted him to the upper chamber: and all the widows advanc'd to him weeping, and shew'd the robes and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

distribute to the necessity of the saints; cultivate hospitality.

a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching:

such as have been recommended by their good actions, by the education of their children, by their hospitality, by their officiousness to the faithful, by relieving the afflicted, and by the practice of every virtue.

but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

for your liberality, my brother, affected us with great joy and comfort, by your having refresh'd the bowels of the saints.

be not unmindful of hospitality: for thereby some have unknowingly entertained angels.

General references

give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away.

if you lend with the expectation of gaining by it, where's the obligation? for the heathen lend to one another, for the prospect of an equivalent.