Topic
Homeless People
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But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: — read the full passage →
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: — read the full passage →
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. — read the full passage →
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
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?
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. — read the full passage →
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. — read the full passage →
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? — read the full passage →
And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
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 →
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought 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 buildedst not, — read the full passage →
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? — read the full passage →
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Let all your things be done with charity.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; — read the full passage →
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: — read the full passage →
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. — read the full passage →
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, — read the full passage →
Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. — read the full passage →
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. — read the full passage →
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? — read the full passage →
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. — read the full passage →
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, — read the full passage →
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, — read the full passage →
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