Matthew 5:42

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Matthew 5:42

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

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for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took me in,

Give to everyone who asks of you, and from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.

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

Then he also said to the one who invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers, your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.

No, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."

The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with everything to enjoy.

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Religion that is pure and undefiled in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.