Psalm 72:13

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¹³He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.

Ezekiel 34:16

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¹⁶^(A)I will seek the lost, ^(B)and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and ^(C)the fat and the strong I will destroy.^[a] I will feed them in justice.

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Ezekiel 34:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over

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Matthew 5:3

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³^(A)“Blessed are ^(B)the poor in spirit, for ^(C)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Psalm 109:31

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³¹For he stands ^(A)at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

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Job 5:15-16

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¹⁵But he ^(A)saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
and from the hand of the mighty.
¹⁶So the poor have hope,
and ^(B)injustice shuts her mouth.

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Matthew 18:10

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The Parable of the Lost Sheep

¹⁰“See that you do not despise ^(A)one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven ^(B)their angels always ^(C)see the face of my Father who is in heaven.^[a]

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Matthew 18:10 Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost

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James 2:5-6

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⁵Listen, 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? ⁶But 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?