Orphans

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.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. — read the full passage →

I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

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

Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye 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.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments. — read the full passage →

Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; — read the full passage →

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

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.

Thou hast seenit; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; — read the full passage →

Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him. — read the full passage →

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him. — read the full passage →

At the end of every three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul. — read the full passage →

God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods. — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. — read the full passage →

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods; for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

If I have withheld the poor fromtheirdesire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

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?

if ye oppress not the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt:

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Yea, ye would castlotsupon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. — read the full passage →

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear; — read the full passage →

They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge; — read the full passage →

Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge;

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;

Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

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 →

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. — read the full passage →

Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

and the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

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.

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →

Honor widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. — read the full passage →

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, — read the full passage →

The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me. — read the full passage →

When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. — read the full passage →

Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. — read the full passage →

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, — read the full passage →

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it unto the Levite, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled. — read the full passage →

and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.