Bible Cross References
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
James 2:5
Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
Job 31:16-21
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I have never refused to help the poor; never have I let widows live in despair
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or let orphans go hungry while I ate.
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All my life I have taken care of them.
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When I found someone in need, too poor to buy clothes,
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I would give him clothing made of wool that had come from my own flock of sheep. Then he would praise me with all his heart.
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If I have ever cheated an orphan, knowing I could win in court,
Isaiah 58:7
Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
Isaiah 58:10
if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.
Ezekiel 18:7
He doesn't cheat or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security; he feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked.
Matthew 25:35-40
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I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes,
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naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.'
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The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
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When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?
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When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'
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The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'
Mark 14:7
You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me.
Luke 3:11
He answered, "Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it."
Acts 9:29
He also talked and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him.
Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were killed by the sword. They went around clothed in skins of sheep or goats---poor, persecuted, and mistreated.