Thematic Bible: Beneficence
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Beneficence » Instances of » Job
If the ear heard, and it will pronounce me happy; and the eye saw, and it will testify to me: For I shall deliver the poor crying, and the orphan, and none helping to him. The praise of him perishing will come upon me, and I shall cause the heart of the widow to rejoice. read more.
I put on justice and it will clothe me: my judgment as an upper garment and a turban. Eyes was I to the blind one, and feet to the lame was I. I was a father to the needy, and the contention I knew not I shall search it out And I shall break the biter's teeth of the evil one, and I shall cast the prey from his teeth.
I put on justice and it will clothe me: my judgment as an upper garment and a turban. Eyes was I to the blind one, and feet to the lame was I. I was a father to the needy, and the contention I knew not I shall search it out And I shall break the biter's teeth of the evil one, and I shall cast the prey from his teeth.
If I shall withhold from the desire of the poor, and cause the eyes of the widow to fail; And eating my morsel alone, and the orphan ate not from it; (For from my youth he grew up to me as a father, and I shall guide her from my mother's womb;) read more.
If I shall see one perishing from not being clothed, and no covering to the needy; If his loins did not praise me, and he will be warmed from the fleece of my sheep If I lifted up my hand against the orphan when I shall see, my help in the gate: My shoulder shall fall from its shoulder-blade, and mine, arm shall be broken from the bone. For the destruction of God is a terror to me, and from his lifting up I shall not prevail.
If I shall see one perishing from not being clothed, and no covering to the needy; If his loins did not praise me, and he will be warmed from the fleece of my sheep If I lifted up my hand against the orphan when I shall see, my help in the gate: My shoulder shall fall from its shoulder-blade, and mine, arm shall be broken from the bone. For the destruction of God is a terror to me, and from his lifting up I shall not prevail.
Beneficence » Instances of » The first Christians
And all believing were in one and the same place, and had all things common: And sold possessions and goods, and divided them to all, as any one had need And in the day persevering unanimously in the temple, and breaking bread in the house, they partook of food with lively joy and simplicity of heart,
And the heart and soul of the multitude of them believing were one: and not one said any of the things being to him to be his own; but all were common to them. And in great power the sent gave back testimony of the rising up of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. For neither was any in want among them: for as many as were possessors of farms or houses, selling, brought the prices of things sold, read more.
And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need. And Joses, surnamed Barnabas by the sent, (which is interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, a Cyprian by birth, A field being to him having sold, he brought the money and laid at the feet of the sent.
And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need. And Joses, surnamed Barnabas by the sent, (which is interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, a Cyprian by birth, A field being to him having sold, he brought the money and laid at the feet of the sent.
Beneficence » Instances of » The jews who returned from the exile
And saying to them, We bought off our brethren the Jews, being sold to the nations; according to the sufficiency in us and also will ye sell your brethren? and were they sold to us? And they will be silent, and they found not a word. And it will be said, Not good the word which ye do: will ye not go in the fear of our God from the reproach of the nations our enemies? And also I, my brethren and my young men exacting upon them silver and grain: we will leave off now this debt read more.
Turn back now to them according to this day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive trees, and their houses, and the hundredth of the silver and the grain, the new wine and the new oil which ye impose upon them. And they will say, We will turn back, and we will not seek from them; thus will we do as thou sayest And I shall call the priests and shall cause them to swear to do according to this word.
Turn back now to them according to this day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive trees, and their houses, and the hundredth of the silver and the grain, the new wine and the new oil which ye impose upon them. And they will say, We will turn back, and we will not seek from them; thus will we do as thou sayest And I shall call the priests and shall cause them to swear to do according to this word.
And he will say to them, Go ye; eat fatnesses, and drink sweetnesses, and send portions to him for whom nothing was prepared: for the day is holy to our Lord: and ye shall not grieve, for the joy of Jehovah this is your strength. And the Levites silencing to all the people, saying, Silence; for the day is holy; and ye shall not grieve.
Beneficence » The children of ephraim
And men who were distinguished by names will rise up and will lay hold upon the captivity, and all their naked they clothed from the spoil, and they will clothe them, and shoe them, and feed them, and give them to drink, and anoint them, and conduct them upon asses for all being weak, and bring them to Jericho the city of palm trees, near their brethren: and they will turn back to Shomeron.
Beneficence » The good samaritan
And having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and having mounted him upon his own animal, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And upon the morrow, he having come forth, taking out two drachmas, he gave to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care, of him; and whatever thou spendest besides, I, in my coming back, will repay thee.
Beneficence » The inhabitants of tema
To meet the thirsty, bring ye water, O inhabitants of the land of Tema: anticipate ye him wandering, with bread.
Beneficence » Elisha
And he will say, Thou shalt not strike: whom thou tookest captive with thy sword and with thy bow; strikest thou? set bread and water before them, and they shall eat and drink and go to their lord.
Beneficence » Instances of » The old man of gibeah
And behold, an old man came in from his work out of the field in the evening, and the man from mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gib-eab; and the men of the place, sons of the Jaminite. And he will lift up his eyes and will see the man of the way in the street of the city: and the old man will say, Whither wilt thou go? and from whence wilt thou come? And he will say to him, We are passing from the House of Bread of Judah, even to the sides of mount Ephraim, from whence I am. And I will go to the House of Bread of Judah, and to the house of Jehovah; I went, and no man receiving me to his house. read more.
And there is also straw, also fodder for our asses; and also there is bread and wine to me and to thy maid and to the boy with thy servants: no want of any word. And the old man will say, Peace to thee: only all thy want upon me; only in the street thou shalt not lodge. And he will bring him to his house, and will bring for the asses: and they will wash their feet, and eat and drink
And there is also straw, also fodder for our asses; and also there is bread and wine to me and to thy maid and to the boy with thy servants: no want of any word. And the old man will say, Peace to thee: only all thy want upon me; only in the street thou shalt not lodge. And he will bring him to his house, and will bring for the asses: and they will wash their feet, and eat and drink
Beneficence » Instances of » The good samaritan
And a certain Samaritan, travelling, came to him : and having seen him, felt compassion. And having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and having mounted him upon his own animal, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And upon the morrow, he having come forth, taking out two drachmas, he gave to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care, of him; and whatever thou spendest besides, I, in my coming back, will repay thee.
Beneficence » Instances of » Onesiphorus
May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; for many times he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my perplexity: But, being in Rome, he sought me very diligently, and found. (May, the Lord give to him to find mercy of the Lord in that day:) and in how many things he served in Ephesus, thou knowest better.
Beneficence » Instances of » The temanites
To meet the thirsty, bring ye water, O inhabitants of the land of Tema: anticipate ye him wandering, with bread.
Beneficence » Instances of » Cornelius
Religious, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying God always.
And having looked at him intently, and being afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms went up for remembrance before God.
Beneficence » Boaz
And she will rise up to gather, and Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Also she shall gather between the sheaves, and ye shall not shame her:
Beneficence » Instances of » Zacchaeus
And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.