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For It was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a strangeru, and ye took me in:

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Isa. 58:7• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? (Isa. 58:7)

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Ezek. 18:7• ⁷and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment; (Ezek. 18:7)

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1 Peter 4:9• ⁹hospitable one to another, without murmuring; (1 Peter 4:9)

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3 John 5• ⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully in whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers, (3 John 5)

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Matt. 25:40• ⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me. (Matt. 25:40)

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Matt. 10:40‑42• ⁴⁰He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.
⁴¹He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
⁴²And whosoever shall give to drink to 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. (Matt. 10:40‑42)

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Matt. 26:11• ¹¹For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. (Matt. 26:11)

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Deut. 15:7‑11• ⁷If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;
⁸but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.
⁹Beware that there be not a wicked 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 givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
¹⁰Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand.
¹¹For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land. (Deut. 15:7‑11)

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Job 29:13‑16• ¹³The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.
¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
¹⁶I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out; (Job 29:13‑16)

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Job 31:16‑21• ¹⁶If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
¹⁷Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
¹⁸(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb;)
¹⁹If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering;
²⁰If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
²¹If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate: (Job 31:16‑21)

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Psa. 112:5‑10• ⁵It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
⁶For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
⁷He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah;
⁸His heart is maintained, he is not afraid, until he see his desire upon his oppressors.
⁹He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour.
¹⁰The wicked man shall see it and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. (Psa. 112:5‑10)

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Prov. 3:9‑10• ⁹Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
¹⁰so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine. (Prov. 3:9‑10)

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Prov. 11:24‑25• ²⁴There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.
²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. (Prov. 11:24‑25)

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Prov. 14:21,31• ²¹He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy. (Prov. 14:21,31)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. (Prov. 19:17)

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Prov. 22:9• ⁹He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor. (Prov. 22:9)

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Eccl. 11:1‑2• ¹Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
²Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. (Eccl. 11:1‑2)

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Isa. 58:7‑11• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech,
¹⁰and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday;
¹¹and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Ezek. 18:7,16• ⁷and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;
¹⁶and hath not oppressed any, nor withholden the pledge, neither hath exercised robbery; he hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment; (Ezek. 18:7,16)

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Dan. 4:27• ²⁷Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. (Dan. 4:27)

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Mic. 6:8• ⁸He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Mic. 6:8)

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Mark 14:7• ⁷for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always. (Mark 14:7)

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Luke 11:41• ⁴¹But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you. (Luke 11:41)

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Luke 14:12‑14• ¹²And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.
¹³But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
¹⁴and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:12‑14)

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John 13:29• ²⁹for some supposed, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy the things of which we have need for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor. (John 13:29)

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Acts 4:32• ³²And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them; (Acts 4:32)

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Acts 9:36‑39• ³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
³⁷And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in the upper room.
³⁸But Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, beseeching him, Thou must not delay coming to us.
³⁹And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. (Acts 9:36‑39)

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Acts 10:31• ³¹and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God. (Acts 10:31)

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister to them; (Acts 11:29)

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2 Cor. 8:1‑4,7‑9• ¹But we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;
²that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their free-hearted liberality.
³For according to their power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, they were willing of their own accord,
⁴begging of us with much entreaty to give effect to the grace and fellowship of the service which was to be rendered to the saints.
⁷but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.
⁸I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched. (2 Cor. 8:1‑4,7‑9)

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2 Cor. 9:7‑14• ⁷each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
⁸But God is able to make every gracious gift abound towards you, that, having in every way always all-sufficiency, ye may abound to every good work:
⁹according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.
¹⁰Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
¹¹enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²Because the ministration of this service is not only filling up the measure of what is lacking to the saints, but also abounding by many thanksgivings to God;
¹³they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;
¹⁴and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you. (2 Cor. 9:7‑14)

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Eph. 4:28• ²⁸Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need. (Eph. 4:28)

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1 Tim. 6:17‑19• ¹⁷Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment;
¹⁸to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate of their substance,
¹⁹laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of what is really life. (1 Tim. 6:17‑19)

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Philem. 7• ⁷For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. (Philem. 7)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. (Heb. 6:10)

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Heb. 13:16• ¹⁶But of doing good and communicating of your substance be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:16)

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James 1:27• ²⁷Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)

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1 Peter 4:9‑10• ⁹hospitable one to another, without murmuring;
¹⁰each according as he has received a gift, ministering it to one another, as good stewards of the various grace of God. (1 Peter 4:9‑10)

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1 John 3:16‑19• ¹⁶Hereby we have known love, because *he* has laid down his life for us; and *we* ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.
¹⁷But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
¹⁸Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
¹⁹And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him-- (1 John 3:16‑19)

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Matt. 25:42• ⁴²for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink; (Matt. 25:42)

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Prov. 25:21• ²¹If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: (Prov. 25:21)

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Rom. 12:20• ²⁰If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. (Rom. 12:20)

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Matt. 25:43• ⁴³I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me. (Matt. 25:43)

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Gen. 18:2‑8• ²And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,
³and said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
⁴Let now a little water be fetched, that ye may wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
⁵And I will fetch a morsel of bread; and refresh yourselves; after that ye shall pass on; for therefore have ye passed on towards your servant. And they said, So do as thou hast said.
⁶And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Knead quickly three seahs of wheaten flour, and make cakes.
⁷And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf tender and good, and gave it to the attendant; and he hasted to dress it.
⁸And he took thick and sweet milk, and the calf that he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood before them under the tree, and they ate. (Gen. 18:2‑8)

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Gen. 19:1‑3• ¹And the two angels came to Sodom at even. And Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed down, the face toward the ground,
²and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and lodge, and wash your feet; and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will pass the night in the open place.
³And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house. And he made them a repast, and baked unleavened cakes; and they ate. (Gen. 19:1‑3)

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Acts 16:15• ¹⁵And when she had been baptised and her house, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us. (Acts 16:15)

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Rom. 12:13• ¹³distributing to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality. (Rom. 12:13)

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Rom. 16:23• ²³Gaius, my host and of the whole assembly, salutes you. Erastus, the steward of the city, salutes you, and the brother Quartus. (Rom. 16:23)

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1 Tim. 5:10• ¹⁰borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1 Tim. 5:10)

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Heb. 13:1‑3• ¹Let brotherly love abide.
²Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels.
³Remember prisoners, as bound with them; those that are evil-treated, as being yourselves also in the body. (Heb. 13:1‑3)

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1 Peter 4:9• ⁹hospitable one to another, without murmuring; (1 Peter 4:9)

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3 John 5‑8• ⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully in whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,
⁶(who have witnessed of thy love before the assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;
⁷for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.
⁸*We* therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth. (3 John 5‑8)

• Their last lesson was the first that Paul learned on the road to Damascus — the truth that startled his soul: "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest." Paul was taught of the Lord that to persecute the saints living on the earth was to persecute Christ in heaven (“Remarks on Matthew 25” by W. Kelly)

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

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