And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.

But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them'said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea:

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

using hospitality one to another without murmuring:

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Thirsty

for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

I was a

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth;

And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there . And she constrained us.

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

Gaius my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother.

well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

Let love of the brethren continue.

using hospitality one to another without murmuring:

Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;

General references

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,