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Deuteronomy 15:7-8
If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need. (niv)
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Acts 11:29
The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. (niv)
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Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. (niv)
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Psalms 41:1
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. (niv)
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1John 3:17
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Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. (niv)
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Psalms 37:26
They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing. (niv)
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Psalms 112:9
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn will be lifted high in honor. (niv)
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Psalms 112:5
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. (niv)
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James 2:5-6
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? (niv)
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Exodus 23:9
“ Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt. (niv)
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Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. (niv)
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Romans 12:20
On the contrary:“ If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” (niv)
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 10:18-19
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 9 1
There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the Lord’s people. (niv)
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Leviticus 19:34
The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native- born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 8 9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. (niv)
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Hebrews 13:2
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. (niv)
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Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. (niv)
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Romans 12:13
Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. (niv)
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John 12:8
You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.” (niv)
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Romans 12:18
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. (niv)
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Leviticus 25:25
“‘ If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold. (niv)
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Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, (niv)
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Proverbs 14:20-21
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 9 12-2 Corinthians 9 15
This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! (niv)
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Mark 14:7
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. (niv)
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Galatians 2:10
All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along. (niv)