World Hunger

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.

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:

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:

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

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

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.

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

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

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

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

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. — read the full passage →

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

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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 →

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

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 →

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 →

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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

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.

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

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.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. — 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.

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.

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. — read the full passage →

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

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,

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

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.

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

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

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.

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

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

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.

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 →

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.