Matthew 5:42
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42 Give to the one who asks of you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.(A)
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Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
and will be repaid in full.(A)
Luke 6:30-36
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30 Give to everyone who asks of you, and if anyone takes away what is yours, do not ask for it back again.(A) 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.(B)
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive payment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.[a] Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.(C) 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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- 6.35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no one
Hebrews 13:16
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16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
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Psalm 112:5-9
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5 It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will never be moved;
they will be remembered forever.(A)
7 They are not afraid of evil tidings;
their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord.(B)
8 Their hearts are steady; they will not be afraid;
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.(C)
9 They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor;
their righteousness endures forever;
their horn is exalted in honor.(D)
1 Timothy 6:17-19
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17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(A) 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,(B) 19 thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.
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Psalm 37:21
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21 The wicked borrow and do not pay back,
but the righteous are generous and keep giving;(A)
1 John 3:16-18
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16 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.(A) 17 How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?(B)
18 Little children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.(C)
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James 2:15-16
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15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food(A) 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?
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Romans 12:20
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20 Instead, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.”
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Deuteronomy 15:7-14
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7 “If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor.(A) 8 You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it may be.(B) 9 Be careful that you do not entertain a mean thought, thinking, ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and therefore view your needy neighbor with hostility and give nothing; your neighbor[a] might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.(C) 10 Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.(D) 11 Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, ‘Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.’(E)
12 “If a member of your community, whether a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold[b] to you and works for you six years, in the seventh year you shall set that person free.(F) 13 And when you send a male slave[c] out from you a free person, you shall not send him out empty-handed. 14 Provide for him liberally out of your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress, thus giving to him some of the bounty with which the Lord your God has blessed you.
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2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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6 The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.(A) 7 Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.(B) 8 And God is able to provide you with every blessing[a] in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.(C) 9 As it is written,
10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.[c] 11 You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us, 12 for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God. 13 Through the testing of this ministry you[d] glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your partnership with them and with all others,(E) 14 while they long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God that he has given you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!(F)
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Proverbs 3:27-28
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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a]
when it is in your power to do it.(A)
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come again;
tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.(B)
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- 3.27 Heb from its owners
Psalm 37:25-26
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25 I have been young and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.(A)
26 They are ever giving liberally and lending,
and their children become a blessing.(B)
Matthew 25:35-40
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35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,(A) 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’(B) 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ 40 And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.’(C)
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Daniel 4:27
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27 Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: atone for[a] your sins with righteousness and your iniquities with mercy to the oppressed, so that your prosperity may be prolonged.”(A)
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.(A)
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the[a] love that you showed for his sake[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.(A)
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Luke 14:12-14
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12 He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers and sisters or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.(A) 14 And you will be blessed because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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Isaiah 58:6-12
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6 Is not this the fast that I choose:
to loose the bonds of injustice,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to break every yoke?(A)
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover them
and not to hide yourself from your own kin?(B)
8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up quickly;
your vindicator[a] shall go before you;
the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.(C)
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.”
If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,(D)
10 if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
and your gloom be like the noonday.(E)
11 The Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your needs in parched places
and make your bones strong,
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water
whose waters never fail.(F)
12 Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to live in.(G)
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Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
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The Value of Diligence
11 Send out your bread upon the waters,
for after many days you will get it back.(A)
2 Divide your means seven ways, or even eight,
for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.(B)
Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 Some give freely yet grow all the richer;
others withhold what is due and only suffer want.(A)
25 A generous person will be enriched,
and one who gives water will get water.(B)
Job 31:16-20
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16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail(A)
17 or have eaten my morsel alone
and the orphan has not eaten from it—(B)
18 for from my youth I reared the orphan[a] like a father,
and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow[b]—
19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing
or a poor person without covering,
20 whose loins have not blessed me,
and who was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;(C)
James 1:27
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27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(A)
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Luke 11:41
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41 So give as alms those things that are within and then everything will be clean for you.(A)
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