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 that asks; and from him who takes that which is yours, ask it not back.

But give the things within in charity, and behold, all things are pure to you.

And he said also to him that had invited him, When you make a breakfast, or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also at some time invite you in return, and a compensation be made to you.

If therefore your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for doing this you shall heap coals of fire on his head.

And [consider] this, He that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he that sows liberally shall reap also liberally.

Charge the rich in the present life not to be high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who gives us all things richly to enjoy,

For God is not unjust, to forget your work, and the love which you showed for his name, having served the saints and [still] serving them.

And forget not beneficence and liberality; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Pure religion and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to visit the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.

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

By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.