Leviticus 25:35
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Kindness for Poor Brothers
35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, (A)you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.
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Luke 6:35
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35 But (A)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (B)you will be sons of (C)the Most High, for (D)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
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Deuteronomy 15:7-8
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7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, (A)you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but (B)you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be.
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1 John 3:17
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17 But (A)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet (B)closes his heart against him, (C)how does God's love abide in him?
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Acts 11:29
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29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, (A)to send relief to (B)the brothers[a] living in Judea.
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- Acts 11:29 Or brothers and sisters
Proverbs 14:31
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31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (A)insults his (B)Maker,
(C)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Psalm 112:9
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9 He has (A)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his (B)horn is exalted in honor.
Psalm 112:5
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5 It is well with the man who (A)deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
Psalm 41:1
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O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
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- Psalm 41:1 Or weak
Psalm 37:26
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26 He is ever (A)lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
James 2:5-6
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5 Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you (E)have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who (F)drag you (G)into court?
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Hebrews 13:2
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2 (A)Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby (B)some have entertained angels unawares.
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Galatians 2:10
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10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, (A)the very thing I was eager to do.
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2 Corinthians 9:12-15
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12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying (A)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, (B)they[a] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your (C)confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 (D)Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
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- 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you
2 Corinthians 9:1
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The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem
9 Now (A)it is superfluous for me to write to you about (B)the ministry for the saints,
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (A)though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
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Romans 12:20
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20 To the contrary, (A)“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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Romans 12:18
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18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, (A)live peaceably with all.
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Romans 12:13
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13 (A)Contribute to the needs of the saints and (B)seek to show hospitality.
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John 12:8
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8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”
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Mark 14:7
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7 For (A)you always have the poor with you, and whenever (B)you want, you can do good for them. But (C)you will not always have me.
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Matthew 25:35
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35 For (A)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you (B)gave me drink, (C)I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
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Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 17:5
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5 Whoever mocks the poor (A)insults his Maker;
he who is (B)glad at calamity will not go (C)unpunished.
Proverbs 14:20-21
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20 (A)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
(B)but the rich has many friends.
21 Whoever (C)despises his neighbor is a sinner,
but (D)blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
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