Deuteronomy 15:11
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11 For (A)the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall [a]open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’
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Mark 14:7
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7 (A)For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; (B)but Me you do not have always.
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Matthew 26:11
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11 (A)For you have the poor with you always, but (B)Me you do not have always.
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John 12:8
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8 For (A)the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”
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1 John 3:16-18
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The Outworking of Love
16 (A)By this we know love, (B)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But (C)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 My little children, (D)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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Deuteronomy 15:8
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8 but (A)you shall [a]open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.
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2 Corinthians 8:2-9
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2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and (A)their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. 3 For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, 4 imploring us with much urgency [a]that we would receive the gift and (B)the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. 5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first (C)gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the (D)will of God. 6 So (E)we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well. 7 But as (F)you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see (G)that you abound in this grace also.
Christ Our Pattern
8 (H)I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, (I)that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become (J)rich.
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Acts 4:32-35
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Sharing in All Things
32 Now the multitude of those who believed (A)were of one heart and one soul; (B)neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with (C)great power the apostles gave (D)witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And (E)great grace was upon them all. 34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; (F)for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35 (G)and laid them at the apostles’ feet; (H)and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
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Acts 2:45
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45 and [a]sold their possessions and goods, and (A)divided[b] them among all, as anyone had need.
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Luke 12:33
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33 (A)Sell what you have and give (B)alms; (C)provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.
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Matthew 5:42
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42 Give to him who asks you, and (A)from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
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Proverbs 22:2
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Acts 11:28-30
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28 Then one of them, named (A)Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of (B)Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send (C)relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. 30 (D)This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
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