And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.

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

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

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

The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

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

It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.

Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;

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

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

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 to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;

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

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

for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

for some supposed, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy the things of which we have need for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.

And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them;

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God.

And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister to them;

But we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;

each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment;

For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering.

But of doing good and communicating of your substance be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

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

hospitable one to another, without murmuring;

Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.

Thirsty

for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;

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

If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, 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 did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near 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 was sitting in the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed down, the face toward the ground,

And when she had been baptised and her house, 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.

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

Gaius, my host and of the whole assembly, salutes you. Erastus, the steward of the city, salutes you, and the brother Quartus.

borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.

Let brotherly love abide.

hospitable one to another, without murmuring;

Beloved, thou doest faithfully in whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,

General references

To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.

for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;

Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,