Bible Cross References
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Job 22:7-9
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You refused water to those who were tired, and refused to feed those who were hungry.
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You used your power and your position to take over the whole land.
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You not only refused to help widows, but you also robbed and mistreated orphans.
Proverbs 3:27
Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.
Proverbs 3:28
Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.
Matthew 14:15
That evening his disciples came to him and said, "It is already very late, and this is a lonely place. Send the people away and let them go to the villages to buy food for themselves."
Matthew 14:16
"They don't have to leave," answered Jesus. "You yourselves give them something to eat!"
Matthew 15:32
Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I feel sorry for these people, because they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away without feeding them, for they might faint on their way home."
Matthew 25:42-45
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I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink;
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I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.'
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Then they will answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?'
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The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.'
Romans 12:9
Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good.
2 Corinthians 8:8
I am not laying down any rules. But by showing how eager others are to help, I am trying to find out how real your own love is.
1 John 3:16-18
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This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
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If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
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My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.