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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

11 There will always be poor people(A) in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.(B)

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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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16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(A)
    or let the eyes of the widow(B) grow weary,(C)
17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless(D)
18 but from my youth I reared them as a father would,
    and from my birth I guided the widow(E)
19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,(F)
    or the needy(G) without garments,
20 and their hearts did not bless me(H)
    for warming them with the fleece(I) from 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

The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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

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  1. Romans 12:13 Or holy ones

13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need.(A) Practice hospitality.(B)

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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

28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,(A) doing something useful with their own hands,(B) that they may have something to share with those in need.(C)

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