Isaiah 58:7
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are [a]cast out;
(B)When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from (C)your own flesh?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:7 wandering
Luke 3:11
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11 He answered and said to them, (A)“He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, (B)let him do likewise.”
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Matthew 25:35-45
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35 (A)for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; (B)I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was (C)naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; (D)I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (E)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, (F)‘Depart from Me, you cursed, (G)into the everlasting fire prepared for (H)the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer [a]Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (I)inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
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- Matthew 25:44 NU, M omit Him
1 John 3:17-18
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17 But (A)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, (B)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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Ezekiel 18:7
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7 If he has not (A)oppressed anyone,
But has restored to the debtor his (B)pledge;
Has robbed no one by violence,
But has (C)given his bread to the hungry
And covered the naked with (D)clothing;
Proverbs 28:27
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27 (A)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 25:21
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21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
Ezekiel 18:16
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16 Has not oppressed anyone,
Nor withheld a pledge,
Nor robbed by violence,
But has given his bread to the hungry
And covered the naked with clothing;
Romans 12:20-21
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20 Therefore
(A)“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but (B)overcome evil with good.
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James 2:15-16
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15 (A)If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and (B)one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
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Hebrews 13:2-3
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2 (A)Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing (B)some have unwittingly entertained angels. 3 (C)Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.
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Isaiah 58:10
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10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your [a]darkness shall be as the noonday.
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- Isaiah 58:10 Or gloom
Proverbs 22:9
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- Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good
Isaiah 16:3-4
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3 “Take counsel, execute judgment;
Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day;
Hide the outcasts,
Do not betray him who escapes.
4 Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab;
Be a shelter to them from the face of the [a]spoiler.
For the extortioner is at an end,
Devastation ceases,
The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
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- Isaiah 16:4 devastator
2 Corinthians 9:6-10
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The Cheerful Giver
6 (A)But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows [a]bountifully will also reap [b]bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, (B)not grudgingly or of [c]necessity; for (C)God loves a cheerful giver. 8 (D)And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written:
(E)“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
10 Now [d]may He who (F)supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, [e]supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your (G)righteousness,
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- 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
- 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 compulsion
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 NU omits may
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 NU will supply
Luke 11:41
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41 (A)But rather give alms of [a]such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
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- Luke 11:41 Or what is inside
1 Timothy 5:10
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10 well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.
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Daniel 4:27
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27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; (A)break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. (B)Perhaps there may be (C)a [a]lengthening of your prosperity.”
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- Daniel 4:27 prolonging
Philemon 7
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7 For we [a]have great [b]joy and [c]consolation in your love, because the [d]hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
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- Philemon 1:7 NU had
- Philemon 1:7 M thanksgiving
- Philemon 1:7 comfort
- Philemon 1:7 Lit. inward parts, heart, liver, and lungs
Romans 12:13
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13 (A)distributing to the needs of the saints, (B)given[a] to hospitality.
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- Romans 12:13 Lit. pursuing
Acts 16:34
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34 Now when he had brought them into his house, (A)he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
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Psalm 112:9
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9 He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His [a]horn will be exalted with honor.
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- Psalm 112:9 Strength
Job 31:18-21
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18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided [a]the widow);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;
20 If his [b]heart has not (A)blessed me,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand (B)against the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;
Job 22:7
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7 You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you (A)have withheld bread from the hungry.
Luke 19:8
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8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the (A)poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by (B)false accusation, (C)I restore fourfold.”
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