Helping The Homeless

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind; — read the full passage →

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; — read the full passage →

and one of you tells them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled”; and yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him? — read the full passage →

Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” — read the full passage →

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?” — read the full passage →

As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’ — read the full passage →

They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. — read the full passage →

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →

For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him? — read the full passage →

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; — read the full passage →

We love him, because he first loved us. — read the full passage →

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

For you always have the poor with you; but you don’t always have me.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ — read the full passage →

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. — read the full passage →

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.