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 every one who asks you; And do not demand your goods back from him who is taking them away.

"Better cleanse what is within, and nothing will be unclean for you.

Also to his host who had invited him, he continued, saying. "When you are making a dinner-party or a supper, do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, lest it chance that they invite you in return, and a recompense be made by you.

On the contrary, therefore, If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

Mark this; he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Charge the rich of this world not to be supercilious, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in God, who provides all things richly for our use.

For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you showed for his cause, in sending help to your fellow Christians, as you are still doing.

And forget not to be kind and liberal; for with that sort of sacrifice God is well pleased.

and undefiled before our God and Father, to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, and ever to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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

By this we learn to know love, because he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.