Homeless

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →

But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: — read the full passage →

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. — read the full passage →

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. — read the full passage →

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place;

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: — read the full passage →

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? — read the full passage →

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

Jesus made answer and said, 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 →

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? — read the full passage →

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; — read the full passage →

and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?

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

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

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor.

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

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

And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.

They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest. — read the full passage →

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

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? — read the full passage →

Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

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

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Let all that ye do be done in love.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

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

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. — read the full passage →

And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judæa and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →

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

and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; — read the full passage →

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

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

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

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

He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.

Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment. — read the full passage →

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.

And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, — read the full passage →

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. — read the full passage →

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; — read the full passage →

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.