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Luke 14:21
“ So the slave came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his slave,‘ Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame!’
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Job 31:16-20
If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow’s eyes go blind,if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it—for from my youth, I raised him as his father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow—if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing or a needy person without a cloak,if he did not bless me while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,
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Job 29:15-16
I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
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Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?
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Proverbs 14:31
The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.
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Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them,“ Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your stronghold.”
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Deuteronomy 26:12-13
“ When you have finished paying all the tenth of your produce in the third year, the year of the tenth, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.Then you will say in the presence of the Lord your God: I have taken the consecrated portion out of my house; I have also given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commands You gave me. I have not violated or forgotten Your commands.
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Matthew 22:10
So those slaves went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.
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Deuteronomy 14:29
Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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Isaiah 58:10
and if you offer yourself to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted one, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
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Matthew 14:14-21
As He stepped ashore, He saw a huge crowd, felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.When evening came, the disciples approached Him and said,“ This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”“ They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them.“ You give them something to eat.”“ But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.“ Bring them here to Me,” He said.Then He commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces!Now those who ate were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.
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Hebrews 13:2
Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.
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Deuteronomy 16:11
Rejoice before Yahweh your God in the place where He chooses to have His name dwell— you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow among you.
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1 Timothy 5 10
and is well known for good works— that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.
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Nehemiah 8:12
Then all the people began to eat and drink, send portions, and have a great celebration, because they had understood the words that were explained to them.
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Deuteronomy 16:14
Rejoice during your festival— you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, as well as the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates.
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1 Timothy 3 2
An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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Job 29:13
The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.
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Titus 1:8
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
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Matthew 15:32-39
Now Jesus summoned His disciples and said,“ I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry; otherwise they might collapse on the way.”The disciples said to Him,“ Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd?”“ How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked them.“ Seven,” they said,“ and a few small fish.”After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,He took the seven loaves and the fish, and He gave thanks, broke them, and kept on giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.They all ate and were filled. Then they collected the leftover pieces— seven large baskets full.Now those who ate were 4,000 men, besides women and children.After dismissing the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
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Acts 4:34-35
For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed for each person’s basic needs.
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Acts 2:44-45
Now all the believers were together and held all things in common.They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.
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Proverbs 31:6-7
Give beer to one who is dying and wine to one whose life is bitter.Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty and remember his trouble no more.
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Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;then your barns will be completely filled, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
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2 Chronicles 30 24
for Hezekiah king of Judah contributed 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the congregation. Also, the officials contributed 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep for the congregation, and many priests consecrated themselves.
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2 Samuel 6 19
Then he distributed a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake to each one in the entire Israelite community, both men and women. Then all the people left, each to his own home.
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Romans 12:13-16
Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality.Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
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Luke 11:41
But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.
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Acts 9:39
So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
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Philemon 1:7
For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.