Helping The Homeless

Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?

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

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident. — 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 →

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

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.”

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

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 →

“Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? — read the full passage →

“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

“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 →

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

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.

Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

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

and if you draw out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then your light shall rise in darkness, and your obscurity be as the noonday;

You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

“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 →

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.

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

She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.

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 →

All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

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

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me? says Yahweh.

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;

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. — read the full passage →

The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; — read the full passage →

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.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

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.”

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

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.

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.

I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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 →

Thus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

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

Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

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 →

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and doesn’t give him his hire; — read the full passage →

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. — read the full passage →

Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand”; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

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.

You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.

Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court; — read the full passage →

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.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:

The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound; — read the full passage →

If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.

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 →

Thus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place. — read the full passage →

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

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 →

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

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.

but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animal of the field shall eat. In the same way, you shall deal with your vineyard and with your olive grove.