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11 (A)For the needy will never cease to be [a]in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your afflicted and needy in your land.’

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  1. Deuteronomy 15:11 Lit in the midst of

16 “If I have held back (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (C)eaten my morsel alone,
And (D)the orphan has not eaten from it
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from the womb of my mother I guided her),
19 If I have seen anyone perish (E)for lack of clothing,
Or that (F)the needy had no covering,
20 If his loins have not blessed me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

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He who [a]is (A)generous will be blessed,
For he (B)gives from his food to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye

13 (A)contributing to the needs of the [a]saints, (B)pursuing hospitality.

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  1. Romans 12:13 Or holy ones

28 He who steals must steal no longer, but rather (A)he must labor, (B)performing with his own hands what is good, (C)so that he will have something to share with [a]one who has need.

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  1. Ephesians 4:28 Lit the one