Deuteronomy 15:4

New International Version

⁴However, there need be no poor people among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless^(A) you,

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Deuteronomy 15:4 in all English translations

Isaiah 58:7-12

New International Version

⁷Is it not to share your food with the hungry^(A)
    and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter^(B)—
when you see the naked, to clothe^(C) them,
    and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?^(D)
⁸Then your light will break forth like the dawn,^(E)
    and your healing^(F) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness^[a]^(G) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.^(H)
⁹Then you will call,^(I) and the Lord will answer;^(J)
    you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
    with the pointing finger^(K) and malicious talk,^(L)
¹⁰and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,^(M)
then your light^(N) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.^(O)
¹¹The Lord will guide^(P) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs^(Q) in a sun-scorched land^(R)
    and will strengthen^(S) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,^(T)
    like a spring^(U) whose waters never fail.
¹²Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins^(V)
    and will raise up the age-old foundations;^(W)
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,^(X)
    Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One

Luke 6:30-36

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³⁰Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.^(A) ³¹Do to others as you would have them do to you.^(B)

³²“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?^(C) Even sinners love those who love them. ³³And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. ³⁴And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?^(D) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. ³⁵But love your enemies, do good to them,^(E) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children^(F) of the Most High,^(G) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶Be merciful,^(H) just as your Father^(I) is merciful.

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1 John 3:17-22

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¹⁷If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,^(A) how can the love of God be in that person?^(B) ¹⁸Dear children,^(C) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.^(D)

¹⁹This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: ²⁰If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. ²¹Dear friends,^(E) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God^(F) ²²and receive from him anything we ask,^(G) because we keep his commands^(H) and do what pleases him.^(I)