Matthew 25:35

The Judgment Of The Sheep And The Goats

³⁴ Then the King will say to those at His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. ³⁵  For when I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me something to drink, when I was a stranger you welcomed me to your homes, ³⁶ when I needed clothes you put them on me, when I was sick you looked after me, when I was in prison you came to see me.'

I Thirst

I Was Hungry

I Was Thirsty

Romans 12:13

always supplying the needs of God's people, ever practicing hospitality.

Matthew 10:40-42

"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes Him who sent me.

Matthew 25:40

And the King will answer them, 'I solemnly say to you, every time you did a good deed to one of these most insignificant brothers of mine, you did a good deed to me.'

Matthew 25:42-43

For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink,

Matthew 26:11

for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

Mark 14:7

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me.

Luke 11:41

But dedicate once for all your inner self, and at once you will have everything clean.

Luke 14:12-14

Then He proceeded to say to the man who invited Him: "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop the social custom of inviting your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors, for they may invite you in return and so you will be repaid.

John 13:29

for some of them were thinking, as Judas had the purse, that Jesus meant to say to him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or to give something to the poor.

Acts 4:32

Now there was but one heart and soul in the vast number of those who had become believers, and not one of them claimed that anything that he had was his own, but they shared everything that they had as common property.

Acts 9:36-39

At Joppa there was a woman, a disciple, whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek means Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. She had filled her life with good deeds and works of charity, which she was always doing.

Acts 10:31

and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your deeds of charity have been remembered by God.

Acts 11:29

So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each in proportion to his prosperity, to help the brothers who lived in Judea.

Acts 16:15

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us by continuing to say, "If you have made up your mind that I am a real believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she continued to insist that we do so.

Romans 12:20

Do the opposite. If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink, for if you act in this way, you will heap burning coals upon his head!

Romans 16:23

Gaius, my host, and host of the whole church here, wishes to be remembered to you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, wishes to be remembered to you, and so does our brother Quartus.

2 Corinthians 8:1-4

Now I am going to tell you, brothers, of God's spiritual blessing which was given in the churches of Macedonia,

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

Yes, just as you are growing rich in everything else, in faith, expression, knowledge, perfect enthusiasm, and the love inspired in you by us, you must see to it that you grow rich in this gracious contribution too.

2 Corinthians 9:7-14

Each must give what he has purposed in his heart to give, not sorrowfully or under compulsion, for it is the happy giver that God loves.

Ephesians 4:28

The man who used to steal must now stop stealing; rather, he must keep on working and toiling with his own hands at some honest vocation, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.

1 Timothy 5:10

must have a reputation for doing good deeds, as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any sort of doing good.

1 Timothy 6:17-19

Continue charging the rich of this world to stop being haughty and not to fix their hope on a thing so uncertain as riches, but on God who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment;

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have shown His name in the service you have rendered for your fellow-Christians, and still are doing.

Hebrews 13:1-3

You must let your brotherly love continue.

Hebrews 13:16

And stop neglecting to do good and to be generous, for God is highly pleased with just such sacrifices as these.

James 1:27

A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.

James 2:15-16

If some brother or sister is thinly clad and has no food for the day,

1 Peter 4:9-10

Be ungrudgingly hospitable to one another.

1 John 3:16-19

We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

3 John 1:5-8

Dearly beloved, you are acting faithfully in doing what you can for the brothers, especially as they are strangers.